Faithful told: Offer suffering to God

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called on the faithful to find meaning in their suffering by offering it to God, following the example of Jesus Christ.

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In his Palm Sunday homily on April 13, Advincula urged Catholics to embrace their “cross” and accept hardship and pain, emphasizing that Jesus endured his suffering with full awareness.

“Hindi niya tinanggi ang hapdi; hindi niya itinago ang pighati; hindi siya nagkunwaring ayos lang siya; hindi niya binura ang kirot ng krus sa kanyang diwa. Niyakap niya ang kus, pinasan ang krus, ipinako siya sa krus, at namatay sa krus. Sa kanyang buong pagkatao, dama niya ang kanyang sakit; dama rin niya ang ating sakit,” he said.

(He did not deny the pain; he did not hide the sorrow; he did not pretend that he was okay; he did not erase the suffering of the cross from his spirit. He embraced the cross, carried the cross, was nailed to the cross and died on the cross. In his whole being, he felt his pain; he also felt our pain.)