On the occasion of the opening of the "Season of Creation" 2025, His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, raised his Prayers on the intention of peace, truth and justice in the world, supplicating to the Lord Jesus to grant believers the wisdom and strength to continue their efforts in order to protect God's creation.

His Beatitude Patriarch Al-Rai delivered his blessing, via video, at the end of the international Ecumenical Prayer Service, held online, on Monday, September 1, 2025.

Addressing the world from the Middle East, His Beatitude said:

"Peace begins with the human being and extends to all of creation. Today, the world is in desperate need of peace among people. Wars, conflicts, displacement, and all forms of injustice must come to an end. Let us strive to live in peace with every person, for glorification of the Creator passes through the peace we build with those created in His image and likeness."

Noting that the “Season of Creation” begins every year on September 1, with the Feast of Creation, and ends on October 4, with the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Ecology.