Day of Fasting and Prayers for Migrants

As we witness what is happening on the immigration front in our country and the fear and angst that
many families are experiencing, we approach our Lord with humility in prayer for refugees, migrants and people who are displaced in this world. We prayerfully encourage you to join us in observing our
Provincial Day of Fasting and Prayer for Migrants for comprehensive, just and compassionate
immigration reform and for all immigrants, this Thursday, February 20, 2025.

This coincides with World Day of Social Justice, proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United
Nations in 2007 and observed for the first time in 2009. This observance and the Provincial Day of
Fasting and Prayer for Migrants are powerful reminders that “a society for all” must be based on social justice and respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all as daughters and sons created in God’s own image.

At our recent provincial synod in Kansas City, the Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of
Guadalupe committed ourselves to “welcome, protect and accompany migrants,” as stated in priority (#2) of our synod report, which reads: “The Gospel compels us to respond to the needs of the poor,
marginalized (including women), and vulnerable persons, and our common home.”
We invite you to pray this Litany for Day of Fasting and Prayer for Migrants, available in English and Spanish.