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Dear Brothers and Sisters!<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti<\/em>, I expressed a concern and a hope that remain uppermost in my thoughts: \u201cOnce this health crisis passes, our worst response would be to plunge even more deeply into feverish consumerism and new forms of egotistic self-preservation. God willing, after all this, we will think no longer in terms of \u2018them\u2019 and \u2018those\u2019, but only \u2018us\u2019\u201d (No. 35).<\/span><\/p>\n For this reason, I have wished to devote the Message for this year\u2019s World Day of Migrants and Refugees to the theme, Towards An Ever Wider \u201cWe\u201d<\/em>, in order to indicate a clear horizon for our common journey in this world.<\/span><\/p>\n That horizon is already present in God\u2019s creative plan: \u201cGod created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, \u2018Be fruitful and multiply\u2019\u201d (Gen <\/em>1:27-28). God created us male and female, different yet complementary, in order to form a \u201cwe\u201d destined to become ever more numerous in the succession of generations. God created us in his image, in the image of his own triune being, a communion in diversity.<\/span><\/p>\n When, in disobedience we turned away from God, he in his mercy wished to offer us a path of reconciliation, not as individuals but as a people, a \u201cwe\u201d, meant to embrace the entire human family, without exception: \u201cSee, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them\u201d (Rev <\/em>21:3).<\/span><\/p>\n Salvation history thus has a \u201cwe\u201d in its beginning and a \u201cwe\u201d at its end, and at its centre the mystery of Christ, who died and rose so \u201cthat they may all be one\u201d (Jn <\/em>17:21). The present time, however, shows that this \u201cwe\u201d willed by God is broken and fragmented, wounded and disfigured. This becomes all the more evident in moments of great crisis, as is the case with the current pandemic. Our \u201cwe\u201d, both in the wider world and within the Church, is crumbling and cracking due to myopic and aggressive forms of nationalism (cf. Fratelli Tutti<\/u><\/em><\/a>, 11) and radical individualism (cf. ibid<\/u><\/a>., 105). And the highest price is being paid by those who most easily become viewed as others<\/em>: foreigners, migrants, the marginalized, those living on the existential peripheries.<\/p>\n The truth however is that we are all in the same boat and called to work together so that there will be no more walls that separate us, no longer others<\/em>, but only a single \u201cwe\u201d, encompassing all of humanity. Thus I would like to use this World Day to address a twofold appeal, <\/em>first to the Catholic faithful and then all the men and women of our world, to advance together towards an ever wider \u201cwe\u201d…<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/bVOJMl-0Aro” image_src=”https:\/\/redfranciscana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Schermata-2021-09-20-alle-20.57.33.png” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”zoom” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”Schermata 2021-09-20 alle 20.57.33″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n To journey together towards the <\/span>#WDMR2021<\/a>, the Migrants and Refugees Section is once again proposing a communication campaign. It begins with <\/span>#PopeFrancis<\/a>\u2019s Message, which pays special attention to the care of the family and the common home in order to bring about an ever more encompassing and welcoming \u201cwe\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#F1642F” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_blurb title=”Download the complete Message of Pope Francis” url=”https:\/\/redfranciscana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MESSAGE-OF-HIS-HOLINESS-POPE-FRANCIS-WDMR-2021-1.pdf” url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%72%%” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”https:\/\/redfranciscana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MESSAGE-OF-HIS-HOLINESS-POPE-FRANCIS-WDMR-2021-1.pdf” link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider color=”#F1642F” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_blurb title=”Access more resources for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2021″ url=”https:\/\/migrants-refugees.va\/es\/recursos\/2021-jornada-mundial-del-migrante-y-del-refugiado\/” url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%76%%” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”https:\/\/migrants-refugees.va\/es\/recursos\/2021-jornada-mundial-del-migrante-y-del-refugiado\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider color=”#F1642F” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_blurb title=”Get to know the houses and teams of the Franciscan Network for Migrants” url=”https:\/\/redfranciscana.org\/dondeestamos\/” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%102%%” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”https:\/\/redfranciscana.org\/dondeestamos\/” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Foto portada: Vatican News<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti, I expressed a concern and a hope that remain uppermost in my thoughts: \u201cOnce this health crisis passes, our worst response would be to plunge even more deeply into feverish consumerism and new forms of egotistic self-preservation. 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