World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day is an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations. It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world. The day was first established on 20 June 2001, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. We have some fairly famous refugees in Australia such as Ahn Do, Les Murray and Frank Lowy and even more famous - Jesus, Mary and Joseph, who fled to Egypt when Jesus was a baby.

Caring for refugees calls to mind the way we relate to other humans. We are called by God to relate with understanding and love, just like the Father, Son and Holy Spirit relate in the Trinity, which was celebrated last Sunday at Mass on Trinity Sunday. 

Prayer:

Lord , we pray for all refugees that they may find new homes in the countries to which they have fled. May they feel warmly welcomed by all.

Mary Magdalene

Pray for us