The Revs. Robert Wojtek and Joseph Muth will lead a rally for comprehensive immigration reform Wednesday in Baltimore before leading a pair buses to Washington for an interfaith prayer vigil with members of Congress and faith leaders from throughout the country.

The Baltimore rally is set for noon in front of St. Patrick Church at the intersection of Bank Street and Broadway in Fells Point. Wojtek and Muth will speak on behalf of Archbiship Edwin F. O’Brien and the Archdiocesan Immigration Coalition; the buses will leave for D.C. at 12:30 p.m.

In a 2007 letter, the top bishops of Baltimore, Washington and Wilmington, Del. – the three dioceses that operate in Maryland – urged Catholics “to consider prayerfully the question of immigration, including illegal immigration.”

“The rule of law must be respected,” they wrote. “The discussion, however, cannot end there. Undocumented immigrants are persons with dignity — a reality that obliges us to learn about the immigration system, understand the motivation for migration, and consider the needs of individuals and families. Our American ideals call us to participate in the public debate; our Catholic faith urges us to do so with charity.”

Read more on Catholic teaching on immigration from the Maryland Catholic Conference.