Day of Recognition of Immigration
September 29, 2024
Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated the “Mass in Recognition of All Immigrants” at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sunday, September 29 — the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
This celebration was a joint effort with the Dioceses of Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego.
Download the Mass flyer here. (PDF Version) and see Mass highlights below.
El Arzobispo José H. Gómez celebro la “Misa en Reconocimiento de Todos los Inmigrantes” en la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles el domingo 29 de septiembre – Día Mundial de los Inmigrantes y los Refugiados.
Esta celebración fue un esfuerzo conjunto con las Diócesis de Orange, San Bernardino y San Diego.
Descarga el volante de esta Misa aquí. (Versión PDF) y vea los momentos más destacado de la Misa a continuación.
Photo Gallery 2024
View the photo gallery from this year’s Mass.
Hope and anxiety at immigration Mass as presidential election nears
With the presidential election a few weeks away and immigration taking center stage in the national discourse, Tavares, who is originally from Mexico and attends St. Pancratius Church in Lakewood, hopes this is finally the year that happens.
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Day in Recognition of All Immigrants 2021
Day in Recognition of All Immigrants 2020
Homily
Read the Homily by Archbishop Gomez here.
Below you can see resources to use in your parishes or communities.
Resources
USCCB Immigration Resources
“Accompaniment and the Catholic Faith,” a resource that aims at highlighting the importance of accompaniment in Catholic Teaching on migration, demonstrates ways in which you can accompany migrants, and provides a model that can help facilitate this process.
Catholic Social Teaching and Responsibility to Refugees and Migrants
Message from His Holiness Pope Francis For The 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Pastoral Orientations on Internally Displaced People
Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees
2020 THEME Forced like Jesus Christ to flee
Recursos
Recursos de Inmigración de USCCB
“Accompaniment and the Catholic Faith” panfleto en inglés que destaca la importancia del acompañamiento en la enseñanza católica sobre migración, muestra formas para acompañar a los migrantes y proporciona un modelo que puede ayudar a reglamentar o formalizar este proceso.
Respondiendo a Refugiados y Migrantes: Veinte Puntos a Seguir (USCCB) – PDF
Día Mundial de los Migrantes y Refugiados del Vaticano
2020 Tema “Obligado como Jesucristo a huir” – Página Web en inglés
Información desde el Vaticano – Google Files (español)