A Message from Fr. Pat: Accompanying Immigrant Sisters and Brothers
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Dear Friends,
Last week, the U.S. Catholic bishops released a special pastoral message on immigration. It is a clear and strong message reaffirming the dignity of all our migrant sisters and brothers and it is a call to action for all of us. I encourage you to read the Special Pastoral Message and spend a few moments in prayerful reflection on the message. |
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Additionally, the bishops have launched the You Are Not Alone initiative to share ways that we can accompany immigrants and their families. This resource can help all of us to learn more about Catholic teaching on migration and the ways we can do something positive as people of faith.
We are blessed at Old St. Pat’s to have a dynamic Immigrant and Refugee Ministry that helps us to accompany and support immigrant and refugee families. There are many opportunities to support this good work or to volunteer. If interested in learning more, please reach out to [email protected].
The bishops have also encouraged all of us to sign the Cabrini Pledge as “both a reminder of our immigrant heritage and a call to deeper engagement with our faith in response to current events.” I have signed it and I invite you to do so as well.
Asked by a reporter recently about the mass deportations and treatment of migrants in our country, Pope Leo cited the final judgment teaching of Jesus and asked, “Did you welcome the stranger?” In these times of division and dehumanization, we are called to deepen our commitment to recognize the dignity of all people, especially the stranger. Loving our sisters and brothers through our actions is a concrete and meaningful response to the darker dimensions and movements of our times. Jesus missions us to be light for the world, the light that no darkness can overcome.
Peace,
Fr. Pat
We are blessed at Old St. Pat’s to have a dynamic Immigrant and Refugee Ministry that helps us to accompany and support immigrant and refugee families. There are many opportunities to support this good work or to volunteer. If interested in learning more, please reach out to [email protected].
The bishops have also encouraged all of us to sign the Cabrini Pledge as “both a reminder of our immigrant heritage and a call to deeper engagement with our faith in response to current events.” I have signed it and I invite you to do so as well.
Asked by a reporter recently about the mass deportations and treatment of migrants in our country, Pope Leo cited the final judgment teaching of Jesus and asked, “Did you welcome the stranger?” In these times of division and dehumanization, we are called to deepen our commitment to recognize the dignity of all people, especially the stranger. Loving our sisters and brothers through our actions is a concrete and meaningful response to the darker dimensions and movements of our times. Jesus missions us to be light for the world, the light that no darkness can overcome.
Peace,
Fr. Pat