By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
Clara Lubin, Shanice Zephir and Launie Bruno, dressed in Haitian cultural attire, take part in the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
Joy Prachayasatierkul recites the second reading in Tagalog (Filipino) during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
Transitional Deacon Franklyn Ekezie, a native of Nigeria, proclaims the Gospel in his native tongue, Igbo, during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
Connie He recites one of the Prayers of the Faithful in her native Chinese during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
A Vietnamese Catholic recites one of the Prayers of the Faithful in her native tongue during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
Ugo Nwabueve, wearing a Nigerian Apostolate shirt, prays during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates the annual Migration Mass on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021. Also taking part are transitional Deacon Franklyn Ekezie of Nigeria, FatherJesus "Jets" Medina, a native of the Philippines, administrator of St. Peter in Big Pine Key and director of the Ministry to Cultural Groups, and Father Thomas Pulickal of India, assistant vicar at Our Lady of Health Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Coral Springs.
A woman wearing the traditional garb of her native India prays during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
Members of the Nigerian Apostolate play their native instruments at the conclusion of the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
Photography: MARLENE QUARONI | FC
MIAMI | The COVID-19 pandemic prevented a more expansive celebration but representatives of cultural groups from throughout the archdiocese did gather as usual on the feast of the Epiphany to celebrate the annual Migration Mass with Archbishop Thomas Wenski.
The Mass acknowledges the plight of refugees around the world and celebrates the contribution of immigrants to the United States. The celebration is usually followed by multicultural music, dances and sharing of traditional foods, something that could not happen this year.
Click here to read Archbishop Wenski's homily at this year's Mass.
Photographer: MARLENE QUARONI | FC
Transitiional Deacon Franklyn Ekezie, a native of Nigeria, proclaims the Gospel in his native tongue, Igbo, during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 3, 2021.
