The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington will join the Universal Church in celebrating the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees with a reflection procession and Mass on Sunday, Sept. 28.
The observance will begin with a procession at 2:30 p.m. from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, 3211 Sacred Heart Way, NW, Washington, D.C. The faithful will walk in prayer to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., where a 5:30 p.m. Mass will follow.
Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington, will be the principal celebrant of the liturgy, which will bring together Catholic communities from across the archdiocese in solidarity and prayer.
The World Day of Migrants and Refugees was instituted by Pope (now Saint) Pius X in 1914 and has been observed annually as a reminder of the Church’s call to accompany migrants and refugees. The Sept. 28 procession and Mass will highlight the archdiocese’s multicultural character and its mission of synodal renewal.
The event is sponsored by the Secretariat of Evangelization and Synodal Renewal. For more information, call 301-853-5335 or email culturaldiversity@adw.org.
