The Catholic Church commemorates the feast of Our Lady Of Guadalupe on December 12.  This feast day and devotion to the Blessed Mother carries special significance for many immigrants in the United States.  The USCCB committees on migration, pro-life activities, pastoral care of migrants, refugees,  travelers, and racism issued a reflection on this feast, stating, “With one clear voice, we reaffirm our unwavering and unqualified recognition of the fact that each and every human life is sacred, that all persons are imbued by God with an inviolable dignity, which no earthly power can deny.”  They go on to stress that, at this time when some of our brothers and sisters are experiencing fear and anxiety, we must remember the words of Our Lady to Saint Juan Diego nearly 500 years ago, assuring him that we are all under her shadow and protection.  Recent days have seen mass communications targeting people of color as well as disparaging comments about immigrant communities. U.S. bishops assert that the sinful ideologies of racism and xenophobia are antithetical to the core teachings of our Christian faith.  No person formed by and committed to the Gospel of Life can harbor such views in good conscience.