A pilgrimage for immigration reform throughout South and
The small group of pilgrims embarked on a nine-day, 130-mile pilgrimage through South and Central Jersey to advocate for just, comprehensive immigration reform. They will stay at partner churches and meet with congressional staff members. But mostly, they will walk.
Our Catholic tradition of pilgrimage dates back to the church’s earliest years, when disciples would undertake long, physically challenging journeys meant to honor God, and sometimes to request a particular blessing. So this immigration reform pilgrimage, organized by PICO New Jersey in collaboration with Catholic leaders, is an opportunity to use an ancient form of faith expression to raise awareness about one of our most pressing contemporary crises.
The pilgrims will use their journey as a way to pray for our leaders, entrusted with the care of all. They will pray for immigrants here in our country, those with documentation and those without it.
You can read more about the pilgrimage on the Life & Justice blog
Also, this prayer card is a good resource to use in prayer groups: http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/documents/prayercard.pdf