JRS/USA & ADW – Sponsored Reflection Procession

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• JRS/USA Backs D.C. Procession for Migrants | The Washington Post

• Hundreds March to Support Migrants and Refugees | Capital News Service

• McElroy Urges Solidarity with Undocumented Immigrants at D.C. Mass | Catholic Standard

• D.C. Religious Leaders Decry Assault on Migrants | National Catholic Reporter

• Pilgrims Walk for Migrants in D.C. | Catholic Standard

• Walking in Prayer for Immigrants in D.C. | Catholic Standard Editor’s Notebook

• March for Migrants & Refugees — JRS/USA & ADW | Medill on the Hill

• JRS/USA and the Archdiocese of Washington Foster a Profound and Prayerful Opposition to Inhumane Immigration Policies

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Jubilee of Migrants and Refugees Reflection Procession 2025

Procession Stops

Gathering, Opening Prayer, and Welcome
Shrine of the Sacred Heart

Stop One: Welcoming the Stranger
16th St NW & Irving St. NW

Stop Two: For Those Facing Legal Struggles
16th St NW & Euclid St. NW

Stop Three: For Those Considering Whether to Stay or Migrate
16th St NW & W St. NW

Stop Four: For Those in Refugee Camps
16th St NW & T St. NW

Stop Five: For Those Currently Detained
16th St NW & Q St. NW

Stop Six: For Those Advocating for Humanity at Our Borders
16th St NW & O St. NW

Stop Seven: For the DREAMers, Young People, Children, and Unaccompanied Children
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle

Logistics Introduction
Maeve Gilheney-Gallagher, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington

Acknowledgement of Those Who Cannot Be Present Today
We want to take a moment to acknowledge the members of the local immigrant community who cannot attend the procession or Mass today out of fear for their safety. We understand the hardships they are enduring and stand with them in solidarity and friendship. We ask for God’s blessing for everyone who is physically or virtually here today, through the intercession of Our Lady, Comfort of Migrants.

Let’s walk together in unity and purpose. Thank you for being here!

Program Details

Introduction of Bishop Menjivar

Fr. Emilio OFM, Cap.

Welcome
Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington

Opening Prayer

• Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala

God of our Wandering Ancestors,

Long have we known

That your heart is with the refugee:

That you were born into time in a family of refugees

Fleeing violence in their homeland,

Who then gathered up their hungry child

And fled into alien country.

Their cry, your cry, resounds through the ages:

“Will you let me in?”

Give us hearts that break open

When our brothers and sisters turn to us

with that same cry.

Then surely all these things will follow:

Ears will no longer turn deaf to their voices.

Eyes will see a moment for grace instead of a threat. Tongues

will not be silenced

but will instead advocate.

And hands will reach out—

working for peace in their homeland,

working for justice in the lands where they seek safe haven.

Lord, protect all refugees in their travels.

May they find a friend in me

And so make me worthy

Of the refuge I have found in you.

AMEN.

(Courtesy of Catholic Relief Services.)

Song: Somos El Cuerpo De Cristo / We Are The Body of Christ By Jaime Cortez, © 1994 OCP

Chorus/Estribillo

Somos el cuerpo de Cristo. We are the body of Christ.
Hemos oído el llamado; we’ve answered “Yes” to the call of the Lord.
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo. We are the body of Christ.
Traemos su santo mensaje. We come to bring the Good News to the world.

Stanzas/Estrofas

1. Dios viene al mundo a través de nosotros. Somos el cuerpo de Cristo. God is revealed when we love one another. We are the body of Christ.

Al mundo a cumplir la misión de la iglesia. Somos el cuerpo de Cristo. Bringing the light of God´s mercy to others, we are the body of Christ.

2. Cada persona es parte del reino; somos el Cuerpo de Cristo Putting a stop to all discrimination. We are the body of Christ. Todas las razas que habitan la tierra. Somos el Cuerpo de Cristo. All are invited to feast in the banquet. We are the body of Christ.
3. Que nuestras acciones reflejen justicia; somos el cuerpo de Cristo. Stopping abuse and relieving the hungry. We are the body of Christ.

Vamos al mundo a cuidar su rebaño. Somos el cuerpo de Cristo. Serving each other we build up the kingdom. We are the body of Christ.

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Stop One: Welcoming the Stranger

Reader: David Spicer, Assistant Director of Policy at Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

My name is David Spicer, Assistant Director of Policy at Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. I am going to share an excerpt from the Message of Pope Leo XIV for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2025: Migrants, missionaries of hope.

The current global context is sadly marked by wars, violence, injustice and extreme weather events, which force millions of people to leave their homelands in search of refuge elsewhere. The widespread tendency to look after the interests of limited communities poses a serious threat to the sharing of responsibility, multilateral cooperation, the pursuit of the common good and global solidarity for the benefit of our entire human family.

In a world darkened by war and injustice, even when all seems lost, migrants and refugees stand as messengers of hope. Their courage and tenacity bear heroic testimony to a faith that sees beyond what our eyes can see and gives them the strength to defy death on the various contemporary migration routes.

Their presence, then, should be recognized and appreciated as a true divine blessing, an opportunity to open oneself to the grace of God, who gives new energy and hope to his Church: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it” (Heb 13:2).

On this Jubilee, when the Church prays for all migrants and refugees, I wish to entrust all those who are on the journey, as well as those who are working to accompany them, to the maternal protection of the Virgin Mary, comfort of migrants, so that she may keep hope alive in their hearts and sustain them in their commitment to building a world that increasingly resembles the Kingdom of God, the true homeland that awaits us at the end of our journey.

Reflection written and read by Bernadette, an asylee from Gabon

My name is Bernadette from Gabon and I would like to share a reflection about my path of hope and welcome.

I arrived in the United States with my daughter Marie after a long period of sorrow and suffering in my country. We left everything behind: our family, our home, our roots – with only hope and the profound desire to find a place where we could live in peace and with dignity.

The first days were the hardest. Everything seemed uncertain and overwhelming, because I didn’t speak English and or have papers, my only way out was to beg in the street to keep my baby, Marie, alive. I was afraid, not just for myself but above all for my daughter. For a mother, there is no greater pain than to be unable to guarantee the safety or the stability of her child. We went through times of great solitude.

Then, something changed. We were welcomed – truly welcomed – by the community at Holy Trinity Church. They saw us. They listened to us. They surrounded us with kindness and with open hearts. For the first time in a long time, we once again felt human. This welcome wasn’t just a simple gesture of charity. It was a sacred act. It was love in action.

Their compassion gave me back some strength, and their support reminded me that we are never alone – God walks with us, even in exile. I still face challenges, but where I once only felt fear, I now carry hope. I am sharing my story because I know that many are still walking on difficult paths. My prayer is that each stranger may one day be received as a neighbor. Thank you.

Stop Two: For Those Facing Legal Struggles

Reader: Anna Gallagher, Executive Director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)

My name is Anna Gallagher, Executive Director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network. This is a reading from Psalm 146.

Hallelujah!

Praise the Lord, my soul;
I will praise the Lord all my life,
sing praise to my God while I live.

Put no trust in princes,
in children of Adam powerless to save.

Who breathing his last, returns to the earth;
that day all his planning comes to nothing.

Blessed the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord, his God,

The maker of heaven and earth,
the seas and all that is in them,
Who keeps faith forever,

secures justice for the oppressed,
who gives bread to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free;

the Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.

The Lord protects the resident alien,
comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow,
but thwarts the way of the wicked.

The Lord shall reign forever,
your God, Zion, through all generations!
Hallelujah!

The word of the Lord. R: Thanks be to God.

Reflection written by Mariam, an immigrant from Burkina Faso
Reader: Bridget Cusick

My name is Bridget Cusick and I am the Vice President for Marketing, Communications and Outreach of Jesuit Refugee Service USA. I would like to share a reflection written by Mariam, an immigrant from Burkina Faso.

Good afternoon, I am an immigrant from Burkina Faso who has been living here in America for 12 years. I came to the United States when I was a teenager, as a High School Student. I went to college and obtained a bachelor’s degree in finance. However, for health reasons, I was not able to complete my graduate degree.

I hired a lawyer at $5,000 to file and represent me for my asylum case, but I soon realized that the money that I paid was only for the fees and I had to pay an additional $1,750 to be able to have an appointment to prepare myself for the appointment with an officer at USCIS. Then another $500 had to be paid for the lawyer to come with me, but I ended up going on to the immigration appointment and interview alone because the lawyer was not available on the day of my appointment.

>For the last few weeks while I was preparing for my immigration appointment it has been very stressful for me emotionally and financially but most importantly physically. It became worse when I found out the day before my appointment that the lawyer was not available to accompany me. I felt very nervous and lost at some points during my interview.

I am constantly living in shame because I cannot work and I am depending on my younger siblings and retired parents to take care of my needs when I am supposed to be the one to take care of them and not the other way around. I feel useless and that I am the failure in my family. Now more than ever, I am worried about being arrested by ICE and sent back to my country where there is terrorism and persecution of Christians. Please pray for me.

Stop Three: For Those Considering Whether to Stay or Migrate

Reader: Christian Soenen, Projects Manager of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University

My name is Christian Soenen, Projects Manager of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.

The island of Lampedusa is one of the first areas of Europe that many migrants reach in their journey across the Mediterranean Sea. Pope Francis visited the island in 2013 to pay his respects to the thousands of people who have lost their lives making the perilous journey across the sea in hopes of a better life. During his homily in Lampedusa he shared the following:

“Where is your brother?” His blood cries out to me, says the Lord. This is not a question directed to others; it is a question directed to me, to you, to each of us. These brothers and sisters of ours were trying to escape difficult situations to find some serenity and peace; they were looking for a better place for themselves and their families, but instead they found death. How often do such people fail to find understanding, fail to find acceptance, fail to find solidarity. And their cry rises up to God! Today no one in our world feels responsible; we have lost a sense of responsibility for our brothers and sisters. The culture of comfort, which makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people, makes us live in soap bubbles which, however lovely, are insubstantial; they offer a fleeting and empty illusion which results in indifference to others; indeed, it even leads to the globalization of indifference…We have become used to the suffering of others: it doesn’t affect me; it doesn’t concern me; it’s none of my business!

Father, we ask your pardon for those who are complacent and closed amid comforts which have deadened their hearts; we beg your forgiveness for those who by their decisions on the global level have created situations that lead to these tragedies. Forgive us, Lord!

Reflection written by Peter, an immigrant from South Korea

Reader: Fran Eskin-Royer, Executive Director of National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd

My name is Fran Eskin-Royer, Executive Director of Sisters of the Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center. I would like to share a reflection on behalf of Peter, an immigrant from South Korea.

When I was asked to reflect upon my immigration experience and to share it with the Archdiocese of Washington in partnership with Jesuit Refugee Service USA, I didn’t think my story would make a “good story.” I can tell you right now I have never experienced any hardships crossing the border, finding a suitable place to live, suffering unintentional hunger, or getting a good education leading to a wonderful job. However, I am still shaped by my faith and immigration experience.

My father took a job in the U.S., so our whole family moved with him from South Korea to the U.S. I was already in high school. Not knowing English and adjusting to western culture were the main challenges I faced at the time. I have never prayed in my life as much as the first couple of years living in America. I felt very helpless with my slow progress learning English and the culture shock.

Once I overcame the language barrier and started making new friends, however, my daily prayer time gradually decreased. I did everything I was supposed to do in order to succeed in America. I studied hard, went to a great university, found an amazing engineering job afterwards, and bought a house: the classic American dream achieved. However, that was precisely when I started feeling restless. I started asking myself, “Is that really what life is all about? Material success?” Up until that point, my concern for the poor was mainly through charitable donations. I told myself, “I am a giver, not a doer.” I really believed that directly caring for disadvantaged people was for others and that my time could better be spent elsewhere.

When I was overwhelmed and feeling lost, I turned to prayer once more. Whenever life gets hard or directionless, it seems only natural that I turn to God. By focusing on Him, I can begin to re-center myself. This time the voice was clear: everyone should be a doer and do His work. I wasn’t sure where God was leading me, but I joined Jesuit Volunteer Corps International and spent the next two years teaching math and science to village girls in Tanzania. Then, with Catholic Relief Services, I went on a three month peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone and after that, a year administering savings and loans for villagers in Uganda. I was able to live my faith, and those were the happiest moments of my life.

Now that I am back in the States, once again I feel the pressure of material success… but am doing a little better job with volunteering at my church and in the community trying to help those in need.

In a way, my serving people overseas opened my heart about the injustice and prejudice immigrants face at home all the time and the importance of community. When I put my faith into action in developing countries, I realized how belonging to a community supports the marginalized while experiencing loneliness, helplessness, and hardship. Immigrant life seems to be the same. Only when you rely on God and each other completely can you find the strength to overcome any obstacles in front of you. I am grateful that I belong to such a community and contribute to the growth of that community.

Stop Four: For Those in Refugee Camps

Reader: Charlene Howard, Executive Director of Pax Christi USA

My name is Charlene Howard, Executive Director of Pax Christi USA. This is a reading from Jeremiah 29.

For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the Lord—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When you call me, and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me—oracle of the Lord—and I will change your lot; I will gather you together from all the nations and all the places to which I have banished you—oracle of the Lord—and bring you back to the place from which I have exiled you.

The word of the Lord. R: Thanks be to God.

Reflection written and read by Fr. Matthew Ippel, S.J.

My name is Fr. Matt Ippel and I am a Jesuit priest and graduate student at Georgetown University. I would like to share a reflection about my experience working with witnesses of hope in a refugee camp.

Intended to be temporary, most refugee camps have become permanent realities. I’ve worked with the Jesuit Refugee Service in Maban, South Sudan where people have lived for over 10 years. Children and young adults have spent most or all of their lives in these camps. One refugee friend told me, “living in a camp is like waiting for life to begin.”

Yet, I’ve witnessed hope… not as mere optimism, but as practice. Because hope is lived.

One friend walks an hour each way to school daily. His education keeps him motivated and gives direction to his life. That’s a practice of hope.

Another runs a small tailoring business. It puts food on the table amid funding cuts to monthly rations, and keeps him “feeling positive” when despair beckons. That’s a practice of hope.

A woman who lost her NGO position now teaches local language to children and helps with catechism classes. That’s a practice of hope.

Where people once managed, they now struggle to survive. Yet amid this harsh reality, they continue bearing witness to hope – hope that is lived, not merely felt.

Stop Five: For Those Currently Detained

Reader: Sr. Marie Lucey, OSF, Associate Director of Franciscan Action Network

My name is Sr. Marie Lucey, Associate Director of Franciscan Action Network. This is a reading from Hebrews 13.

Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels. Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, for you also are in the body.

For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the one that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have; God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind.

The word of the Lord. R: Thanks be to God.

Reflection written by an Asylee from Central America

Reader: Ash Hawken, parishioner at Holy Trinity Catholic Church

My name is Ash Hawken and I am a parishioner at Holy Trinity Catholic Church and a member of our Migrant Support Ministry. I would like to share a reflection written by my friend, an asylee from Central America. 

“Thank you so much for sharing my immigrant experience. I believe and feel that all of our stories regarding immigration are different and mine also is unique, especially in the way in which it developed.  Like many migrants, I left my country seven years ago looking for a safe place to start over. The first country I set foot in was the United States. In those years, the same administration as now had the policy to send everyone looking for asylum to a detention center, without giving them other options. Suddenly I was in jail, ironically the place that I, as many others, tried to avoid by leaving the oppression of our own countries.” 

“But for those blessed with our Heavenly Father’s mercy, no sacrifice or task comes without a happy and indescribable outcome. I received a miracle, and  this is how my story relates to the ‘Welcoming the Stranger’ theme of today’s march. I can only say that by a special touch from the Holy Spirit there was a ‘Yes!’ in the air. A person whose name has a special place in my heart, knowing nothing about me, said ‘yes’ by accepting to help me. She and many more individuals and families from Catholic Churches from Michigan to DC welcomed me. I was literally released from a detention center, provided with legal aid, food, and given a roof over my head. But much more than that, the hearts of my helpers were filled with such goodness that I felt as if I was a part of their own families, which is a priceless gift.” 

“For me, the word ‘migration’ defines the reality that “mankind is a migrant,” that all humans are descendants of migrants, and that fundamentally human history is a story of migration. We don’t need to go far; just take a look at your last name or ask your grandparents or relatives, ‘Where does our family come from?’ ”

“My miraculous experience has been a journey of faith where many good people with good hearts came together as a Church by saving me. Not stopping there, they kept helping many other migrants. They are truly living their Catholic faith in response to our present reality.  These families opened their hearts to me and I’m honored to say that I am now a part of this nation. It is my prayer that the blessings poured out for me will be multiplied for others who, for compelling reasons, leave their countries to migrate to the United States, hoping to be welcomed.

Stop Six: For Those Advocating for Humanity at Our Borders

Reader: Sr. Diane Roche, RSCJ, Catholic Charities Office of Refugee Services

My name is Sr. Diane Roche, a sister of the Society of the Sacred Heart. I am going to share an excerpt from Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope, A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States.

Migrants and immigrants are in our parishes and in our communities. In both our countries [Mexico and the United States], we see much injustice and violence against them and much suffering and despair among them because civil and church structures are still inadequate to accommodate their basic needs.

Our continent has consistently received immigrants, refugees, exiles, and the persecuted from other lands. Fleeing injustice and oppression and seeking liberty and the opportunity to achieve a full life, many have found work, homes, security, liberty, and growth for themselves and their families.

Our common faith in Jesus Christ moves us to search for ways that favor a spirit of solidarity. It is a faith that transcends borders and bids us to overcome all forms of discrimination and violence so that we may build relationships that are just and loving.

Regardless of their legal status, migrants, like all persons, possess inherent human dignity that should be respected…Part of the process of conversion of mind and heart deals with confronting attitudes of cultural superiority, indifference, and racism; accepting migrants not as foreboding aliens, terrorists, or economic threats, but rather as persons with dignity and rights, revealing the presence of Christ; and recognizing migrants as bearers of deep cultural values and rich faith traditions.

We commit ourselves to animate communities of Christ’s disciples on both sides of the border to accompany you on your journey so that yours will truly be a journey of hope, not of despair, and so that, at the point of arrival, you will experience that you are strangers no longer and instead members of God’s household.

Reflection written by Julien, an asylum seeker from Cameroon

Reader: Fr. Robenson Siquitte, S.J.

My name is Fr. Robenson Siquitte. I am a Jesuit priest originally from Haiti and I would like to share a reflection written by Julien, an asylum seeker from Cameroon.

A couple of years ago, I left my country and began a journey that changed me forever. I did not leave because I wanted to but because I was forced to. I crossed through many beautiful countries and the Darién Gap, one of the most dangerous places on earth, carrying only my faith, a courage I had yet to discover, and a fragile hope that sometimes disappeared in the darkness of the forest.

Yes, I doubted God. I remember crying out: “Why did You let me die here, where my parents will never have the chance to say goodbye?” The Darién is not just mud, rivers, and mountains. It is hopelessness, hunger, fear, and pain. Each step was a prayer, until I thought I could no longer pray. Each night was a test of chance: will I wake up tomorrow, or will I be taken by the jungle?

When I finally arrived in the United States, I thought the hardest part was behind me. But migration does not end at the border. It continues in the quiet loneliness of being far from home. I have not seen or hugged my mother and my brothers in the longest time. Sometimes, when the weight is too much, I wrap my arms around myself and imagine my mother’s embrace. She tells me she still loves me, and I know, across oceans, she feels it.

In this new land, I lost much, but I also found grace. At Holy Trinity Church, I met people who welcomed me with kindness and dignity. Friends, wife, and “Marias” (my American moms) reminded me that I was not alone, that my story mattered, and that God had not abandoned me. These encounters of love and mercy became signs of hope in my life.

Migration is not a curse; it is a calling. It is a chance for humanity to practice mercy, solidarity, and justice.

Stop Seven: For the DREAMers, Young People, Children, and Unaccompanied Children

Reader: Ivannav Davila, a parishioner of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.

My name is Ivannav Davila and I am a parishioner of Shrine of the Sacred Heart and originally from Venezuela. This is a reading from the Gospel of Mark, chapter 10.

And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them.

The Gospel of the Lord. R: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Reflection written by Emmanuel, a parishioner at St. Camillus Parish

Reader: Erick, a parishioner of St. Camillus Catholic Church

(Spanish) Cuando tenía ocho años, vine a Estados Unidos con mi familia (mi mamá y hermano). Como muchos migrantes y refugiados, traje una mochila llena de esperanzas, miedos y sueños. Migrar nunca es fácil: significa dejar atrás lugares familiares, seres queridos y recuerdos. Pero también significa caminar con fe, confiando en que Dios guía nuestro camino. En cada historia de migración hay tanto lucha como resistencia. Enfrentamos desafíos con el idioma, la cultura y el sentido de pertenencia, pero también llevamos dones que enriquecen nuestras nuevas comunidades. Hoy recordamos que los migrantes y refugiados no son extraños: son nuestros hermanos y hermanas. Como nos recuerda el Evangelio, cuando acogemos al extranjero, acogemos al mismo Cristo. Sigamos construyendo una Iglesia y una sociedad donde nadie se sienta excluido, donde cada camino sea valorado y donde toda persona encuentre dignidad y amor.

Closing Reflection and Prayer

Clara Sayans, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA

My name is Clara Sayans, Outreach Officer for Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. Before the final blessing, we are going to close our procession with an excerpt from a message of Pope Leo XIV to the people of Lampedusa Island from September 12, 2025.

Just as Pope Francis opposed the globalization of indifference with the culture of encounter, so today I would like for us, together, to begin to oppose the globalization of powerlessness with a culture of reconciliation.

To reconcile is a particular way of meeting one another. Today we must meet each other by healing our wounds, forgiving each other for the evil we have done and also that we have not done, but whose effects we bear.

So much fear, so many prejudices, so many great walls, even invisible ones, that are between us and between our peoples, as consequences of a wounded history. Evil is handed down from one generation to another, from one community to another. But good is also transmitted, and it knows that it is stronger! To practice it, to put it back into circulation, we must become experts in reconciliation.

It is necessary to repair what has been broken, treat bleeding memories with delicacy, approach one another with patience, identify with the history and pain of others, and recognize that we have the same dreams and the same hopes. Enemies do not exist: only brothers and sisters exist. It is the culture of reconciliation. There is a need for gestures of reconciliation and policies of reconciliation.

Dear brothers and sisters, let us go forward together along this path of encounter and reconciliation. In this way, the islands of peace will multiply and become pillars of bridges, so that peace may reach all peoples and all creatures.

Blessing
Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala

Hymn for the Jubilee