Actor Chris Pratt at Disneyland Christmas Candlelight Event (Screenshot)

Actor Chris Pratt spoke of God’s love for his “precious creation” this weekend, while serving as special guest and celebrity narrator for Disneyland’s annual Christmas Candlelight processional and ceremony.

While describing his love for his six-year-old son Jack, Pratt said, “the more we love our children, the more we will understand the capacity for our Father in heaven to love us, each and every one of us, a precious creation, and he just marvels in the ways in which we could try to please him.”

Pratt, who is well-known for his roles in NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” also read the nativity story from the Gospel of Luke at the Dec. 1 event.

According to Theme Park Insider, Disney’s Candlelight processional is an “exclusive,” “invitation-only” production that dates from 1955, when the park opened.

The candlelit ceremony included a 50-piece orchestra, organ music, and a massed choir that performed several classic Christmas carols, including traditional Christian songs such as “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Away in a Manger,” “Silent Night” and “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” A star of Bethlehem was prominently displayed on one of the brightly-lit buildings.

A video of the Candlelight ceremony can be viewed here, and below is a transcript of Pratt’s remarks during the ceremony: