Missionaries of the Sacred

We each have rights and responsibilities. Every human being has the right to life and to the means of proper development of life - food, clothing, shelter, rest, medical attention, necessary social services, security in case of sickness, inability to work, old age, or any  other situation when through no fault of their own, a person   is  deprived   of the     means  to  provide for  themselves. These natural rights are inseparable from responsibilities and we all have the    responsibility to respect those rights.

“The Church recognizes that all goods of the earth belong to all people. When persons cannot find employment in their country of origin to   support themselves and their families, they have a right to find work elsewhere in order to survive. Sovereign nations should provide ways to accommodate this right.”

When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”

(Leviticus 19:33-34)

For the Lord, your God, is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who has no favorites, accepts no bribes; who executes justice for the orphan and the widow and befriends the alien, feeding and clothing him. So you too must befriend the alien, for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt.

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me (Matthew 25:35)

• Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform
• Strangers No Longer: Together in the Journey of Hope
• Message on the occasion of the 95th World Day of Migrants and Refugees