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The ACMRO joins the whole Church in praising the Lord for receiving the wonderful news from the Holy Father on Sunday, 6th October, in naming 21 new cardinals to be created at the next consistory in Rome on 8th December.
The office is delighted to learn that Bishop Mykola Bychok CSsR, the Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne in Australia and Father Fabio Baggio CS, the Undersecretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) are among the cardinals-designate. Bishop Mykola and Father Fabio are both valued collaborators in the office's mandate and ministry concerning migrant and refugee issues.
We send them our warmest congratulations on their imminent elevation to the College of Cardinals, and we continue to accompany them with our thoughts and prayers.
ACBC Media Release: Bishop Mykola nominated for cardinal | DPIHD website: Fr Fabio's Short Bio | Vatican News: Pope Francis announces Consistory for creation of 21 new Cardinals
Included in the ACMRO’s WDMR resources web page is a newly composed song whose lyrics took inspiration from Pope Francis’ message highlighting the “fundamental reality of the Exodus, of every exodus, is that God precedes and accompanies his people and all his children in every time and place.” From wandering and slavery, God called his people to be pilgrims on their way to his promised home for them.
The song also emphasises that Christ continues to provide the bread of his real body and the wine of his real blood to his people to nourish them in the pilgrimage and journey to our true home: heaven, where his love reigns.
The song was co-composed by Don Gomez (lyrics) and Nilo Nucup (music). The song's digital arrangement was by Paul Cortez of the Limang Siglo team headed by Fernando Contreras, Jr., and performed by Year 4 student Dominiq Gomez from Canberra. Special thanks to Ryan Macalandag for the audio and video recording and editing.
Imprimatur: Archbishop Christopher Prowse, Nihil Obstat: Fr Trenton van Reesch of the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn.
To download the lyrics and musical sheet, please click here. To request a copy of the instrumental, please email info@acmro.catholic.org.au
Visit: 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024 Online Resources.
In this video, Rayla Barcelona, the Deputy Director of the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, reflects on the message of Pope Francis for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024: “God walks with His people.”
Visit: 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024 Online Resources.
In this video, Trudy Dantis, the Director of the National Centre For Pastoral Research of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, reflects on the message of Pope Francis for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024: “God walks with His people.”
Visit: 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024 Online Resources.
The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office has published online resources to help Catholic communities, parishes and schools mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on 29 September.
“God walks with His people”, is the title chosen by Pope Francis for his Message for the upcoming World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR), which will be celebrated on Sunday, 29 September 2024.
In this message, the Holy Father reminds us that all of us, God’s people, are migrants on this earth, on our way to the “true homeland”, the Kingdom of Heaven. Migrants are a contemporary icon of this people on a journey, of the Church on a journey, and at the same time, it is in them and in all our vulnerable brothers and sisters that we can encounter the Lord who walks with us.
