WE PRAY FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

You shall not oppress or afflict a resident alien,
for you were once aliens residing in the land of Egypt.
You shall not wrong any widow or orphan.
If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me,
I will surely listen to their cry.

Exodus 22:20-22

When I was a stranger, you welcomed me.
Jesus of Nazareth

Let us pray.

Lord God, 
to whom no one is a stranger 
and from whose loving care none is ever distant, 
look with compassion on refugees and exiles, 
on displaced persons and abandoned children. 
Render justice to the oppressed 
and rouse us to do what is right,
that our society may be cleansed and made new. 
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you 
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 
one God for ever and ever. Amen.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, pray for us.

St. Frances Cabrini, patron of migrants, pray for us.

St. Mary Magdalene, loyal companion at the Cross, pray for us.