Pilgrimage of Divine Love

Written by a Scalabrinian missionary and migrant himself, this article develops a theological synthesis linking migration to divine love. Drawing on biblical episodes (Abraham's call, the Exodus, Ruth and Naomi, the Holy Family's flight to Egypt), it argues Scripture consistently portrays God as guide, protector, and redeemer of migrants. The essay then extends this through systematic themes: revelation and faith as tested through Israel's migratory journey; the Trinity as a model of unity-in-diversity mirroring migrants' preserved identity; Mary as a maternal exemplar of faith and compassion for migrants; Christ's incarnation as itself a divine pilgrimage identifying with migrant vulnerability; and the Church's Social Doctrine, exemplified by John Baptist Scalabrini, as the institutional response translating this theology into concrete solidarity and pastoral care.