Resource Page for World Day of Migrants and Refugees!
Opening Prayer
O God, who gave one origin to all peoples
and willed to gatehr from them one family for yourself,
fill all hearts, we pray, with the fire of you love
and kindle in them a desire
fort he just advancement of their neighbor,
that, through the good things which you richly bestow upon all,
each human person may be brought to perfection,
every division may be removed,
and equity and justice may be established in human society.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you int he unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
(from the collect of prayers For the Progress of Peoples ; Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, ICEL. All rights reserved.)
Scripture Reading – Responsorial Psalm, Epiphany of the Lord PS 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
Catechism 1928-1949; 2433; 2241;
Compendium 297-298; 505; 152-159; 365
Universal destination of goods 171-184
Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity
No Longer Slaves But Brothers and Sisters
USCCB, National Migration Week 2019 Toolkit
Messages of World Day for Migrants and Refugees
welcome protect promote integrate
It is no just about migrants…
Catechesis Reflection Questions
Grades 7-12, Parish Leaders/Committees, Faith Sharing/Parishioners/Bible Study
Witness Video Reflection Questions
Grades 7-12
Parish Leadership/Committees
Faithsharing/Parishioner/College Students
Action Steps
Grades 7-12
Parish Leadership/Committees
Faithsharing/Parishioners/College Students
Closing Prayer
Loving Father,
Protect, we pray, all those forced from their
homes
by violence and persecution, guide them to
places of shelter and safety,
and grant that people migrate always by choice
and not necessity.
Watch over children who migrate alone,
protect them from the risks they face all by
themselves,
help them reach their destination safely,
and reunite them with those from whom they
have been separated.
Guide all migrants who seek a better life,
to new opportunities,
and grant them a new beginning.
We beseech you to give each of us the strength
and generosity
to welcome the stranger and to open our
homes to the newcomer,
and in doing so to comfort those who are
suffering.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of
the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.
(Justice for Immigrants, National Migration Week 2019 Toolkit)