Feast of Creation
celebration commemorating the creation of the universe
The Feast of Creation, also known as the Feast of Creation in Christ, Creation Sunday, Creation Day or the World Day of Prayer for Creation, is celebrated in Christianity on September 1 or the subsequent Sunday to honour the creation of the universe by God and commemorate the "mystery of creation in Christ".
The Feast of Creation heralds God as Creator. On the Feast of Creation, the faithful offer "prayers and supplications to the Maker of all, both as thanksgiving for the great gift of Creation and as petitions for its protection and salvation," as proposed by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church in 1989. The Feast of Creation in Christ was officially adopted by the Revised Common Lectionary used by many Protestant churches, with readings for this day including the Genesis creation narrative in the Bible. In addition to partaking in liturgies of the Feast of Creation, Christians exercise environmental stewardship on the feast day through the caring for the world with activities such as planting trees or picking up litter. In addition to formal liturgies, ecumenical (interdenominational) prayer services are common on the Feast of Creation as well.
The Feast of Creation has long been observed by Christian denominations such as the Eastern Orthodox Churches and since the 1990s, the Catholic Church, Evangelical Lutheran Churches, Anglican Communion, Baptist Churches, and many others have celebrated the holy day. The feast is recognized and promoted by ecumenical bodies as the World Council of Churches. Flowing from this feast, the larger month of September is regarded by many Christian Churches as Creationtide or Season of Creation, which concludes on the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4) as he is the patron saint of ecology.
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The calendar used by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople from the 7th to the 18th century stipulated that God initiated the creation of the world on September 1, with that symbolism retained nowadays by being the feast marking the beginning of the Byzantine liturgical year.
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