Pope's Mass: Encounter Jesus through the poor, sick, marginalized
July 03, 2013. (Romereports.com) During one of his last public Masses before starting his summer vacation, the Pope reflected on the life of St. Thomas, whose feast day is celebrated on Wednesday. He explained that the apostle was full of doubts, before seeing Jesus Resurrected and directly touching His wounds. To encounter God, the Pope said, it's necessary, to kiss the wounds of Jesus through those who are hungry, poor, sick and incarcerated. POPE FRANCIS “We find Jesus' wounds in carrying out works of mercy, by helping the body – the body – the soul too, but – I stress - the body of your wounded brother, because he is hungry, because he is thirsty, because he is naked, because he is humiliated, because he is enslaved, because he is in jail, because he is in hospital. Those are the wounds of Jesus nowadays. And Jesus asks us to take a leap of faith towards Him, but through these wounds. Some say: 'Oh, great! Let's set up a foundation to help everyone and do so ...