{"id":8251,"date":"2023-09-23T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T14:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?p=8251"},"modified":"2023-09-22T11:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T15:30:50","slug":"the-109th-world-day-of-migrants-and-refugees-september-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/2023\/09\/23\/the-109th-world-day-of-migrants-and-refugees-september-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees \u2013 September 24, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8252 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Free-to-choose-whether-to-migrate-or-to-stay-1024x1024-1.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Decorative Image\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Free-to-choose-whether-to-migrate-or-to-stay-1024x1024-1.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Free-to-choose-whether-to-migrate-or-to-stay-1024x1024-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Free-to-choose-whether-to-migrate-or-to-stay-1024x1024-1.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Free-to-choose-whether-to-migrate-or-to-stay-1024x1024-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The theme announced by His holiness Pope Francis for this year\u2019s World Day of Migrants and Refugees is \u201cFree to Choose Whether to Migrate or to Stay.\u201d In his message, Pope Francis acknowledges that while the decision to migrate should always be free, in many cases it is not. 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As his feast falls this year on a Sunday, the celebration of the Lord\u2019s Resurrection takes precedence over his actual feast day; something that Saint Francis would no doubt insist upon. 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