Prayer of Accompaniment
This prayer, taken from EFJ’s Prayer Service on Pope Francis’s Message for the 2016 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, stirs us into action to help the millions of refugees around the world today.
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Archive for category: Immigration
Standing on Holy Ground: Responding to the Call for Sanctuary
Creative Voice Scott Wright explains the history of the Sanctuary Movement in the United States during the 1980s, and what we are called to do today for immigrants, migrants, and refugees. In addition to his reflection, Scott has included a prayer, reflection questions, and faith in action.
Sanctuary Prayer (English and Spanish)
This prayer, offered in both English and Spanish, is a timely reflection on the growing sanctuary movement, which seeks to protect migrants and refugees from deportation and reminds us of God’s call to welcome the stranger.
Feast of the Epiphany [a] January 8, 2017
Feast of the Epiphany [a]
January 8, 2017
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Celebrating Asian-Pacific American Leaders and Peacemakers
This prayer service honors the Asian Americans who, over the past century, have been activists, artists, heroes, and persons for others.
God’s Mercy Has Entered the Heart: Pope Francis’s Homily in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
This reflection is based on the words of Pope Francis’s Homily in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on February 17, 2016. The message of his homily was how mercy can transform our lives and the lives of those on the margins of society. View the reflection here: http://bit.ly/1R90xI3.
Pope Francis’s 2016 World Day of Migrants and Refugees Message
This prayer service, entitled “Migrants and Refugees Challenge Us: The Response of the Gospel of Mercy,” uses words from Pope Francis’s message with a response that is meant to stir us into action to help the thousands of refugees around the world today.
What Have We Done for the Migrants?
Have you been moved by the images of the migrant men, women, and children in the news recently? This prayer calls to mind the question, “what have we done for the migrants?” and invites each of us to turn our sorrow and helplessness into action.
Prayer for Migrants (English and Spanish)
With the global community, we pray for those who see home and all it means disappear as they flee violence, injustice, and poverty. We pray for those weary travelers who now live in daily insecurity.
Prayer Service for Children at the Border
This prayer service invites us to reflect on the thousands of children coming to the U.S. border, to pray for them, and to pray that our response to them is grounded in the teachings of our faith regarding “the stranger” in our land.
For Children Immigrating Alone
This prayer is for all unaccompanied children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border in search of a better life, leaving behind violence and tragedy in their home countries.
Cesar Chavez
The new film Cesar Chavez raises many challenging questions as we explore his legacy of seeking justice for farmworkers.
Posted on April 15, 2014
