During his Homily for the feast of Our Lady of Victories in Xaghra, Gozo Bishop, Mgr Mario Grech, suggested that every parish in the Gozo Diocese “should host at least one large family of persecuted Christians as a signal of solidarity.”

He said, “I have in my heart all those who are victims of atrocity, fighting in Iraq and Syria, but particularly to our fellow Christians. In the words of Pope Francis, these persecuted Christians are in the heart of Mother Church.”

Bishop Grech asked, “How we can stay passive when countless number of Christian brothers who refuse to renounce their faith, are being violate and killed? Others, to escape the violence, are having to flee their homes and leave.”

We are celebrating feasts with the noise of fireworks, he said, while in Iraq and Syria they are listening to the noise of the guns of war.

Bishop Grech continued that “each parish should adopt a family and undertake to provide accommodation where they live, and the means to live.”

” I know that our people have a big heart and could be generous with those in need. I am convinced that as we find ways for other projects that do not compare with this proposal, we can find ways to carry out this act of charity; then, if we do not find the means, we should not be afraid to provide from ourselves.”

Bishop Grech added, “If you welcome these people, we are helping them in a release from death. I will write to the Civil Authorities and the and the Apostolic Nunciature to advise them of the readiness of the church in Gozo and for their assistance in bringing this proposal to light.

http://gozonews.com/52230/gozo-bishop-calls-for-every-parish-to-host-a-family-of-persecuted-christians/

That would probably be a good idea for communities in other countries also.