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World Day of Migrants and Refugees
September 29 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
The World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) is an opportunity for global church and the Catholic faithful to engage in prayer, reflection and action on behalf of our brothers and sisters who are forced to flee their homes. The theme for this year’s WDMR is “God walks with his people,” which “focuses on the itinerant dimension of the Church, with special attention to migrant brothers and sisters, who are a contemporary icon of the Church on the move.”
National Migration Week is a uniquely U.S.-based celebration that builds on the ideas put forth in WDMR and shaped accordingly to American public. In 2024 we will celebrate National Migration Week Sept. 23 to 29, which culminates with WDMR that Sunday the 29th. This is an excellent opportunity for clergy and parishes to proclaim the beautiful truth of our Church’s teaching on welcoming the stranger and the fundamental importance of human dignity, and to counter the falsehoods and often racist anti-immigrant narratives that are pushed in social media and political culture.
Another lens through which we can understand the theme used for this year’s migration message and its importance for us as Catholics is through the idea of accompaniment. Download and utilize the following resources for taking action: