Prayers
for Immigrants
O
Jesus, who in the very first days of Thine earthly life wast
compelled, together with Mary, Thy loving Mother,
and Saint Joseph, to leave Thy native land and to endure in
Egypt the misery and discomforts of poor
emigrants, turn Thine eyes upon our brethren, who, far away from
their dear country and from all that is dear
to them, are not infrequently constrained to struggle with the
difficulties of a new life, and who are likewise
often
exposed to grave dangers and snares for their immortal souls.
Be
Thou their guide in their uncertain journey, their help in trouble,
their comfort in sorrow; keep them safe in their
faith, holy in their lives, and faithful to their children, their
wives, and their parents; grant, O Lord, that we may
be able to embrace them affectionately once more in their native
land, and hereafter to live inseparably united
to them at the foot of Thy throne in our heavenly country.
Amen.