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HOMILIES

Likewise, there is the question of prevention measures. During this time of confinement,
we have want to go fast, we want soon to go meet others, as we missed them for so long. Of
course, there are nice things on television, nice things on screens, and all is well with
physical distancing, but the nature of human beings is made for physical human contact! A
human being is made to meet others! A human being is a person, a being made to be loved,
body and soul! Clearly, nothing can compensate or replace this.

Some suffering remains with us, some 
suffering remains. It is not easy to say “yes” to it.

It is not easy to say “yes” to physical distancing.
It is clear that this time of trial continues.

But, in prayer and solidarity, we can walk

together and encourage each other. We will
grow through this.


Some suffering remains with us, some suffering remains. It is not easy to say “yes” to it. It
is not easy to say “yes” to physical distancing, even now when we are no longer separated
from one another. It is not easy to say “yes” to wearing masks and not seeing the faces of our
relatives and their smiles. And it is clear that this time of trial continues. But, in prayer
and solidarity, we can walk together and encourage each other. And, I repeat, in a way, we will
grow through this.

There are so many things that happen deep in our hearts. It is just like the tip of an iceberg. We
only see its tip, but we do not see all that is underneath. Nowadays, thanks to television and
radio, but also thanks to the social media and the Internet, we can see many more things. But,
at the same time, there are many things we do not see.

For example, we do not see all that God does in our hearts. We do not see the suffering present
in hearts, just as we do not see what God does in the heart of every human being. Humanity is
at standstill. God is at work in every heart.

(cont’d)

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