On St. Patrick’s Day we are asked to remember in our prayers those who have emigrated, many of you reading this will likely have been touched by the sense of loss that comes with a loved one doing so. St. Patrick first encountered Ireland as a migrant. Thus, it is fitting that on the Feast of the National Patron, we again seek to highlight the needs of the many Irish emigrants spread throughout the world. Today we too remember in a special way those emigrants whose journey has been a hard one, particularly the elderly Irish in Britain, our undocumented in the United States and Irish prisoners overseas.