Dear Brothers and Sisters, may the World Day of Migrants and Refugees become a useful occasion to build awareness, in the ecclesial community and public opinion, regarding the needs and problems, as well as the positive potentialities of migrant families.

My thoughts go in a special way to those who are directly involved in the vast phenomenon of migration, and to those who expend their pastoral energy in the service
of human mobility. The words of the apostle Paul, " caritas Christi urget nos" (2 Cor 5:14), urge us to give ourselves preferentially to our brothers and sisters who are most in need.

To learn more about National Migration Week go to
www.nccbuscc.org/mrs

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