The example of St. Paul, a “migrant by vocation,” is one Benedict XVI hopes the Church will follow to build solidarity and promote peaceful coexistence among all races, cultures and creeds.(Zenit.org).

The Pope said this in the message released for the 95th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, to be held Jan. 18. The message, titled “St. Paul Migrant, ‘Apostle of the Peoples,'” was published Wednesday.

The Holy Father said the theme coincides with the Jubilee Year of St. Paul, which concludes June 29.

He said the “preaching and mediation between the different cultures and the Gospel which Paul, ‘a migrant by vocation,’ carried out, are also an important reference point for those who find themselves involved in the migratory movement today.”

The Pontiff explained: “Born into a family of Jewish immigrants in Tarsus, Cilicia, Saul was educated in the Hebrew and Hellenistic cultures and languages, making the most of the Roman cultural context.

The Pope said this in the message released for the 95th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, to be held Jan. 18. The message, titled “St. Paul Migrant, ‘Apostle of the Peoples,'” was published Wednesday.

The Holy Father said the theme coincides with the Jubilee Year of St. Paul, which concludes June 29.

He said the “preaching and mediation between the different cultures and the Gospel which Paul, ‘a migrant by vocation,’ carried out, are also an important reference point for those who find themselves involved in the migratory movement today.”

The Pontiff explained: “Born into a family of Jewish immigrants in Tarsus, Cilicia, Saul was educated in the Hebrew and Hellenistic cultures and languages, making the most of the Roman cultural context.

http://www.zenit.org/article-23867?l=english


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