“I invoke God’s abundant blessings upon all the world’s migrants and refugees and upon all those who accompany them on their journey.” These are the closing words of the message of Pope Francis for the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.

When I read those words, I thought, “That is a blessing for us, for the Salesian presences of our province.” Almost every work of our province has some clear welcome, promotion, and integration of immigrants; in some works, immigrants make up the greatest part of participants in the various ministries. The SDBs, members of the Salesian Family, and colleagues are available and generous in serving people who have come from other countries and are now starting a new life in Canada and the  USA. You can see why I assert that the Pope is sending his blessing to our province...

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