The Animal Compassion Prayer Book, created by William Radinson, is inspired by the Saint Francis Prayer Book A Guide to Deepen Your Spiritual Life by Jon M. Sweeny to support people who have genuine compassion for animals and to inspire them and strengthen their faith while they work to end animal suffering. Each day the prayer guide begins by featuring one of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord.

The Animal Compassion Prayer Book can be downloaded here:

Animal Compassion Prayer Book by William Radinson

St Basil the Great (330-379)

Prayer of St Basil

“O God enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, for our brothers and sisters, the inarticulate beasts, to whom Thou gave the earth as their home in common with us. We remember with shame that in the past we have exercised the high dominion of humanity with ruthless cruelty so that the voice of the earth, which should have gone up to thee in song has become a groan of anguish and a cry of torment. May we realize that they live not for us alone, but for themselves and for Thee, and they too love the sweetness of life. Amen.”