{"id":8311,"date":"2025-01-31T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/?p=8311"},"modified":"2025-02-01T00:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T05:46:36","slug":"from-the-heart-of-your-pastor-desde-el-corazon-de-su-parroco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/en\/from-the-heart-of-your-pastor-desde-el-corazon-de-su-parroco\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Heart of Your Pastor \/ Desde el Coraz\u00f3n de su P\u00e1rroco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the Heart of Your Pastor<\/h2>\n

My dear sisters and brothers, this week I speak directly to our immigrant sisters and brothers of St. Julia. I invite everyone else to read along and to allow yourselves to be clothed in compassion and understanding.<\/p>\n

To the Immigrant Community of St. Julia,
\nThe majority of us immigrants have not come to this country because it was our dream to do so. In many ways, life and circumstances have contributed to our decision to come here. But, for a majority of us, it was never our deepest desire nor dream to leave family behind together with everything that was familiar and dear to us. In some ways, the opportunities that do not exist in our own countries of origin, we have found here in this land. For this, we are grateful. The great, great majority of us have come to live here looking for a better life for ourselves and for our families. We have not come here to live off the government and the generosity of citizens. We have come here to work and to work hard in this blessed land.<\/p>\n

The great majority of us are not criminals nor have we come here to create trouble. We do understand that criminals and troublemakers exist among us, and we are ashamed of them and recognize that they do not belong here with the rest of us who are hard-working and decent people who contribute to the wellbeing of society.<\/p>\n

We wish to live in peace the way we do and have since we arrived.<\/p>\n

And now, some immigrants are facing a dark time when fear and anxiety can feel overwhelming. I know that you do not want to be mistaken and labeled as a criminal when all you\u2019ve done in this country is to work hard and care for your family and neighbors. I know that what you fear most is to be separated from your families and from the sense of wellbeing that you have found here because you have never been afraid to work hard and care for yourselves and your families and neighbors.<\/p>\n

I also want you to know that there are many citizens of this land that care for you, that are praying for you, and that are looking for ways to support and strengthen you during this dark time. There are so many wonderful and compassionate people who stand by you and who suffer with you.<\/p>\n

Be strong but be very wise too.
\nBe proud of your resiliency and your inner strength.
\nBe proud of the faith in yourselves and in each other that you possess, and all the sacrifices you make on a daily basis just like everyone else in this nation.
\nBe proud of your goodness and for the way you take care of your family, friends, and loved ones.
\nBe proud of the work ethics that you bring to your jobs.
\nBe proud of your generosity and your sense of self sacrifice for others.
\nBe proud of everything you have built in this country for yourselves and for others.
\nBe proud of your hard work and sweat.
\nBe proud of your faith in God and of your deep and loving devotion for Our Blessed Mother. Let all these things and many, many more strengthen you.
\nBe proud and lift your head up high. No one can take away your dignity and your truth.<\/p>\n

I am so proud of you and of all the wonders you have accomplished and go on accomplishing in this land. I want you to know that, as your pastor and your brother and your friend, I stand with you and, although I feel so helpless in these moments, I will do anything I can to protect you and to strengthen you. Hang on to God and let Our Mother Mary envelop your worry and fears in her sacred mantle.<\/p>\n

Hang on to one another.
\nBe careful. Stay alert. Don\u2019t take risks.
\nBe attentive to false rumors and information.
\nSeek legal help about your properties and family.
\nPut a plan in place.
\nBe proactive and know your rights.
\nAnd care for each other. Draw strength in who you are and the decency that is yours.<\/p>\n

You are in my prayers and in my heart.\u00a0 Peace.\u00a0 Friar Julio<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Desde el Coraz\u00f3n de su P\u00e1rroco<\/h2>\n

Mis queridos hermanos y hermanas, esta semana me dirijo directamente a nuestros hermanos y hermanas inmigrantes de Santa Julia. Invito a todos los dem\u00e1s a leer conmigo y a dejarse revestir de compasi\u00f3n y comprensi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

A la comunidad inmigrante de Santa Julia:
\nLa mayor\u00eda de los inmigrantes no hemos venido a este pa\u00eds porque fuera nuestro sue\u00f1o hacerlo. En muchos sentidos, la vida y las circunstancias han contribuido a nuestra decisi\u00f3n de venir aqu\u00ed. Pero, para la mayor\u00eda de nosotros, nunca fue nuestro deseo m\u00e1s profundo ni nuestro sue\u00f1o dejar atr\u00e1s a la familia junto con todo lo que nos era familiar y querido. De alguna manera, las oportunidades que no existen en nuestros propios pa\u00edses de origen, las hemos encontrado aqu\u00ed en esta tierra. Por eso estamos agradecidos. La gran, gran mayor\u00eda de nosotros hemos venido a vivir aqu\u00ed buscando una vida mejor para nosotros y para nuestras familias. No hemos venido aqu\u00ed para vivir del gobierno y de la generosidad de los ciudadanos. Hemos venido aqu\u00ed para trabajar y trabajar duro en esta bendita tierra.<\/p>\n

La gran mayor\u00eda de nosotros no somos criminales ni hemos venido aqu\u00ed para crear problemas. Entendemos que existen criminales y alborotadores entre nosotros, y nos avergonzamos de ellos y reconocemos que no pertenecen aqu\u00ed con el resto de nosotros, que somos personas trabajadoras y decentes que contribuimos al bienestar de la sociedad.<\/p>\n

Deseamos vivir en paz como lo hacemos y lo hemos hecho desde que llegamos.<\/p>\n

Y ahora, algunos inmigrantes enfrentan un momento oscuro en el que el miedo y la ansiedad pueden resultar abrumadores. S\u00e9 que no quieren que los confundan y los etiqueten de criminales cuando todo lo que han hecho en este pa\u00eds es trabajar duro y cuidar de sus familias y vecinos. S\u00e9 que lo que m\u00e1s temen es estar separados de sus familias y de la sensaci\u00f3n de bienestar que han encontrado aqu\u00ed porque nunca han tenido miedo de trabajar duro y cuidar de ustedes mismos, de sus familias y vecinos.<\/p>\n

Tambi\u00e9n quiero que sepan que hay muchos ciudadanos de esta tierra que se preocupan por ustedes, que est\u00e1n rezando por ustedes y que est\u00e1n buscando formas de apoyarlos y fortalecerlos durante este momento oscuro. Hay tantas personas maravillosas y compasivas que est\u00e1n a vuestro lado y que sufren con vosotros.<\/p>\n

Sean fuertes, pero tambi\u00e9n sean muy sabios.
\nSean orgullosos de su resiliencia y fuerza interior.
\nSean orgullosos de la fe que tienen en ustedes mismos y en los dem\u00e1s, y de todos los sacrificios que hacen a diario, como todo el mundo en esta naci\u00f3n.
\nSean orgullosos de su bondad y de la forma en que cuidan de su familia, de nuestros amigos y de nuestros seres queridos.
\nSean orgullosos de la \u00e9tica laboral que imprimen en sus empleos.
\nSean orgullosos de su generosidad y de vuestro sentido del autosacrificio por los dem\u00e1s.
\nSean orgullosos de todo lo que han construido en este pa\u00eds para ustedes mismos y para los dem\u00e1s.
\nSean orgullosos de su arduo trabajo y su sudor.
\nSean orgullosos de su fe en Dios y de su profunda y amorosa devoci\u00f3n por Nuestra Sant\u00edsima Madre. Dejen que todas estas cosas y muchas, muchas m\u00e1s los fortalezcan.
\nSean orgullosos y levanten la cabeza en alto. Nadie puede quitarle su dignidad y su verdad.<\/p>\n

Estoy muy orgulloso de ustedes y de todas las maravillas que han logrado y siguen logrando en esta tierra. Quiero que sepan que, como su P\u00e1rroco, su hermano y su amigo, estoy con ustedes y, aunque me siento tan impotente en estos momentos, har\u00e9 todo lo que pueda para protegerlos y fortalecerlos. Af\u00e9rrense a Dios y permitan que Nuestra Madre Mar\u00eda envuelva sus preocupaciones y temores en su manto sagrado.<\/p>\n

Af\u00e9rrense unos a otros.
\nTengan cuidado. Mant\u00e9nganse alertos. No corran riesgos.
\nEst\u00e9n atentos a los rumores e informaci\u00f3n falsos.
\nBusquen ayuda legal sobre sus propiedades y su familia.
\nElaboren un plan.
\nSean proactivos y conozcan sus derechos.
\nY cu\u00eddense unos a otros. Saquen fuerza de qui\u00e9nes son y de la decencia que es suya.<\/p>\n

Est\u00e1n en mis oraciones y en mi coraz\u00f3n. Paz. Fray Julio<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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