Be praised, my Lord, through our sister Mother Earth,
who feeds us and rules us, and produces various fruits
with colored flowers and herbs.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

What else, O Lord, are all your creatures,
but flaming firebrands with which you have enkindled my frozen heart, disposing it to love you?
Every morning, O my soul,
at the gate of your house you find the whole world-
birds, animals, the fields, and the heavens, at your service.

 
St. Robert Southwell, 16th century

You are holy, Lord, and all your deeds are wonderful.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

God made all things, not to increase his glory,
but to show it forth and communicate it.

 
St. Bonaventure, 13th century

Creation is a great book.
God didn't write that book with ink.
Instead, he set before your eyes the things he had made.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

There is no creature so small and worthless
that it does not reflect God's goodness.

 
'The Imitation of Christ' Thomas a Kempis, 15th century

There is nothing in this whole universe of beings
from the first angel down to the last little worm
and from the summit of heaven to the lowest depth
which was not made by God's power.

 
St. Robert Bellarmine, 17th century