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Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023

30 March 2023 / Published in Seeking Grace

Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023

Venezuelan migrants cross the border to Colombia. Canadian Jesuits International supports the Jesuit Migration Network (RJM) in providing humanitarian assistance to migrants in Central America. Photo: George Castellanos

“ The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.” (Isaiah 50:4, First Reading)

These verses speak to us of the firm response of Yahweh’s Servant, empowered by divine action, who heard  the daily cry of oppressed people. Yahweh’s Servant is identified in the Christian tradition as a  minority in Israel and with Jesus himself.

Today, they can speak of  the work of numerous social centers, parishes, and universities of the Society of Jesus, from 19 countries of the American Continent, which come together as the Jesuit Migration Network.

The network seeks to be a voice of encouragement, welcome, protection, promotion and integration of the migrant, refugee, and displaced population. It is a response to the call of God heard in the clamour of people, who are victims of social inequality, violence, exploitation, and exclusion in their countries of origin, and of discrimination, rejection, and repression by governments and citizens of the countries of transit and destination.

These words are, without a doubt, an invitation to those of us who follow Jesus, so that during this Holy Week we may be in solidarity with crucified people of today, and that in our daily lives, we may contribute affectively and effectively to their liberation from the cross.

 

Pause and reflect on what you have just read. Pick one word that stands out for you, either in the Scripture or the reflection. 
What message does that word convey to you, if any? 


 

“El Señor Dios me ha dado lengua de maestro, para que sepa sostener al cansado con una palabra.” (Isaías 50,4, Primera lectura)

“El Señor Dios me ha dado lengua de maestro, para que sepa sostener al cansado con una palabra.” (Isaías 50,4, Primera lectura)

Estos versículos nos hablan de la firme respuesta del Siervo de Yahveh, potenciada por la acción divina, al haber escuchado cada día el clamor del pueblo oprimido. El Siervo de Yahveh es identificado por la tradición cristiana con una minoría de Israel y con el mismo Jesús.

Actualmente pueden reflejar el objetivo de numerosos centros sociales, parroquias y universidades de la Compañía de Jesús, de 19 países del Continente americano aglutinados en la Red Jesuita con Migrantes. La red busca ser una voz de aliento, acogida, protección, promoción e integración a la población migrante, refugiada y desplazada. Es una respuesta al llamado de Dios escuchado en el clamor de dicha población, víctima de los efectos crecientes de la desigualdad social, las violencias, la explotación y exclusión en sus países de origen; y de la discriminación, rechazo y represión de los gobiernos y de parte de los habitantes de los países de tránsito y destino.

Son, sin duda, una invitación a quienes seguimos a Jesús, para que en esta semana santa nos solidaricemos con este pueblo crucificado de hoy y, diariamente, durante nuestra vida, contribuyamos afectiva y efectivamente a que se liberen de la cruz.

— Rafael Moreno SJ es Asesor de la Red Jesuita con Migrantes LAC.

Haz una pausa y reflexiona sobre lo que acabas de leer. Elige una palabra que te llame la atención, ya sea en la Escritura o en la reflexión.
¿Qué mensaje te transmite esa palabra, si es que te transmite alguno?

 

 

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    Rafael Moreno SJ

    Rafael Moreno SJ is the Regional Coordinator of the Jesuit Migration Network – Central America and North America (RJM – CANA).

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The Catholic Student Leadership Impact Team (CSLIT). a group of student leaders from Toronto Catholic District School Board secondary schools gathered on October 27 to listen to Brex Arevalo, a Filipino environmental activist and planner, who is touring select cities in Canada as part of CJI’s fall campaign on ecological justice. 

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