Words of encouragement for Kansas City immigrant communities from the Bishop this week, here's the passage worth special note . . .
In his homily, Bishop Johnston asked the assembly, “What do you call the children who have the same mother? Brothers and sisters, right? … That’s one of the beautiful things this feast day reminds us of. Mary is our mother; Our Lady of Guadalupe is our mother. Our Lady of Guadalupe is especially important to the people of Mexico. Our Lady is also especially dear and important to all the peoples of the Americas. She is the patroness of the Americas. She is one … who really helps us realize our solidarity as a family. If you’re children of the same mother, you’re brothers and sisters. So Our Lady is the source of joy for us, a sign of hope … also a sign of our unity, that we are all one family. And this year, the Bishops are calling us to pray in a special way on this day, this is the day set aside for prayer for all immigrant people, all those who have risked their lives to travel to another country, many here in the United States and Canada, seeking a better life for their families … Often in great danger, often very vulnerable. I ask you to pray for the very vulnerable today, especially migrants and immigrants, will you join me in that? (“Yes!” was heard throughout the shrine.) Thank you!
We talked about this one earlier in the week but right now it's worth a second look in the upcoming Trump era and given that native vestments kinda look like a great many Kansas City Chiefs fans in their garb.
You decide . . .
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