“HERE I WILL HEAR THEIR WEEPING”
A Call to Migrant Solidarity with Our Lady of Guadalupe
In the days and weeks leading up to the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Ignatian Solidarity Network and our partners invite you to join us as we stand in solidarity with our migrant sisters and brothers. We will provide opportunities for you to learn about the experiences of those in migration, pray together with folks in your community and across the country, and act in solidarity.
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE
On December 12, we’re asking you to get involved in 3 ways:
- Pray: We invite you to participate in a communal celebration on December 12, whether that is a vigil or mass that your community is already planning or one you plan with our resources.
- Share: On social media, use #OLOGVigil and share how you are engaging in the work of welcoming, accompanying, supporting, and integrating migrants alongside an image of Guadalupe that speaks to you. Below, we’ve included an image you can post as well.
- Act: Learn more about JRS/USA’s Migrant Accompaniment Network with this video and this Jesuit Border Podcast episode and consider signing up or encouraging members of your community to sign up. Sign up here.
RESOURCES
- A prayer to share on December 12 to accompany our collective vigil (English/Spanish)
- Video featuring testimonies from migrants (English/Spanish)
- A reflection from Brian Strassburger, S.J., executive director of Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries | (Spanish)
- A reflection from Tinamarie Stolz, campus minister at St. Joseph’s University | (Spanish)
- A bulletin announcement and set of Prayers of the Faithful for December 10, the 2nd Sunday of Advent, and the Sunday before the Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe (English/Spanish)
- An outline for a Vigil for Migrants for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe if your community does not currently have a vigil or celebration planned for that day (English)
- Images to share on social media (scroll down)
- Caminar Contigo: Migration Accompaniment Network video: Learn more about our action step with this 6-minute video!
Social Media Solidarity Sign:
Post this image on or leading up to December 12 using #OLOGVigil to invite your community to join us.
Social Media Image (Spanish): Post this image on or leading up to December 12 using #OLOGVigil to invite your community to join us.
Social Media Solidarity Sign:
Post a photo of yourself with this sign on December 12 using #OLOGVigil to show your support for migrants and refugees.
Social Media Solidarity Sign (Spanish):
Post a photo of yourself with this sign on December 12 using #OLOGVigil to show your support for migrants and refugees.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
