By Marlene Quaroni - Florida Catholic
Ani Thomas and Valsa Sunny, Indian Apostolate members, prepare to process into church for the annual Migration Mass, celebrated Jan. 5, 2020 by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral.
Rolanda Mondesir, Haitian-American, Sangeetha Mathew, Indian-American, Ewa Otfinowska, Polish-American, and Sandra Mwabueze, Nigerian-American, sing during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated Jan. 5, 2020 by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral.
Rebecca Garcia, 9, and Luzo Antonio, Brazilian-Americans, give Archbishop Thomas Wenski a basket of Brazilian food as part of the offertory during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Joyce Jiang, 8, give Archbishop Thomas Wenski a Chinese chess game as part of the offertory during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Marilyn and Emil Marasigan, Filipino-Americans, give Archbishop Thomas Wenski a statue of Jesus of Nazareth as part of the offertory during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Veronica Jackson, 13, and Tamera LaCroix, 13, Haitian-Americans give Archbishop Thomas Wenski a Haitian gift as part of the offertory during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Thomas and Theresa Kim, Korean-Americans, give Archbishop Thomas Wenski a gift of wine as part of the offertory during the annual Migration Mass, celebrated Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Mamoun Justin, Haitian-American, Angela Okoro, Nigerian-American, and Ihuoma Nzerue, Nigerian-American, dance to the beat of a Nigerian drum played by Oby Dkanito at the conclusion of the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Polish-American dancers perform the "Mountain Man" dance at the reception that followed the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski and those at the reception watch Indian-American dancers perform after the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Chinese-American dancers perform at the reception that followed the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Alex Antoine, Haitian-American, dances with a Chinese counterpart while members of the various cultural groups in the archdiocese sing "We Are The World" at the reception that followed the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
Photography: MARLENE QUARONI | FC
MIAMI | Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrated the annual Migration Mass on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, 2020, at St. Mary Cathedral.
The Mass kicked off the celebration of Migration Week, Jan. 5-11, in the U.S. Catholic Church. This year’s theme is “Promoting a Church and a World for All,” which reflects the need for Catholics to be inclusive and welcoming to everyone, especially immigrants and refugees. It is a call to stand in solidarity with and care especially for those who are excluded and marginalized.
Members of the Archdiocese of Miami’s many cultural groups attended the Mass wearing ethnic attire. The groups included Poles, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indians, Koreans, Filipinos, Brazilians, Haitians and Hungarians.
At a reception after Mass, some of the groups served native dishes and performed folkloric dances.
Photographer: MARLENE QUARONI | FC
JANUARY 5, 2020 MARLENE QUARONI | FC Alex Antoine, Haitian-American, dances with a Chinese counterpart while members of the various cultural groups in the archdiocese sing "We Are The World" at the reception that followed the annual Migration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski Jan. 5, 2020 at St. Mary Cathedral.
