[Alex Murphy]

The nationwide campaign was complicated when Pope Francis asked for a worldwide campaign of prayer for peace in Syria during the same weekend....According to US bishops’ Justice for Immigrants campaign:

•“Diocese of Arlington, VA: Bishop Paul Loverde has asked pastors in the diocese to talk about immigration at Masses during the weekend.”
•“Diocese of Buffalo: At the request of Bishop Richard Malone, concern for immigrants must be mentioned at all Masses this weekend.”
•“Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS: Archbishop Joseph Nauman [sic] asked his priests to speak on immigration at the Sunday Masses.”
•“Archdiocese of Los Angeles: Archbishop Jose Gomez has asked every parish (288 in all) in the Archdiocese to dedicate at least one Mass for Immigration Reform this weekend. If this does not fit into the parish schedule, parishes are asked to celebrate a special mass for this intention sometime in September.”
•“Diocese of Reno: Bishop Randolph Calvo has asked all parishes to focus on immigration on Sunday, September 8.”
•“Diocese of Richmond, VA: Bishop Francis DiLorenzo has asked pastors in the diocese to talk about immigration at Masses during the weekend.”

[Ann Archy]

My Parish said NOTHING about immigration...thank God....at the end we did say some extra prayers for Peace in the Middle east.

[Cicero]

Nothing said about immigrants at our parish here in Vermont, I’m glad to say. Just a sermon on the day’s three Bible readings.

These particular bishops are well meaning, but dumb, I’m afraid. We have an obligation to the poor, but that doesn’t mean helping people break the law or destroying one country to help another. I’m afraid a lot of Christians are also confused about government “charity,” which is rarely free from graft and corruption.

In any case, this stuff is what is known as “prudential” advice from the bishops—meaning just their opinion, which you can take or leave.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

More Mexicans = More Catholics = More power and more $$$$$

[mmichaels1970]

Nothing said in Cleveland at two different churches with two different priests.

[kidd]

NOTHING said about immigration here in Connecticut.

Instead the meaning of Luke 14:26 was discussed; why it is important to make God the center of out lives, and that God should not be compartmentalized.

But we did pray for peace in Syria.

[Campion]

That’s six dioceses out of 195.

[EnquiringMind]

Not ours. Our priest talked about Gayle Sayers wearing “I am Third” around his neck and reminding us all to act the same.

[Vesparado]

Nothing at our Parish in Reno.

[Dilbert56]

Our priest told us about the USCCB directive and then mentioned that their presentation didn't cover the topics of amnesty causing more illegal immigration, how many immigrants a society could absorb before collapsing and the concept of fairness for people who came here legally. A really polite bitch-slapping of the USCCB.

He then mentioned the Pope's statement discouraging use of military force on Syria. Parenthetically he added he assumes the Pope is against use of poison gas on civilians.

Then he got to the Gospel, on which he said he's supposed to preach and did a good job there.

[TallahasseeConservative]

Nothing about immigration was mentioned during our Mass, here in Tallahassee. There was a very moving presentation by a Sister from a religious community in the Philippines, that rescues children from prostitution and human trafficking.

[fidelis]

We didn’t hear a peep about immigration—illegal or otherwise— in our priest’s homily yesterday. He preached right from the Gospel, like he always does. And I live in Arizona and our parish has a HUGE Spanish-speaking population.

[Salvation]

Didn’t happen at my church.