“Francisco showed us the sores that were revived”: Archbishop Colombo

Wall Eileen Matthews – Vatican City

In the Argentine Church in Rome, on Sunday, April 27, 2025, on the second Easter on Sunday, the president of Mondoza and the president of the Argentine Episcopal Conference, Monsignor Marcelo Colombo, highlighted his sermon, how Pope Francis showed us the burden that he brought back, and called on society to recognize the country of the Lords of Christ.

Make a gratitude for the Pope and its inheritance

The Mass was celebrated by the Archbishop of Córdoba and Vice President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference, ángel Cardenal Rossi SJ; Santiago Del Esto’s bishops, Vicente Cardinal Boukalek. Other bishops, priests and a large group of Argentine believers residing in Rome, who filled the Argentine Church in the Eternal City.

From the same community of the Argentine Church in Rome, Mons. Colombo expressed his gratitude for the gift of life and the service of Francisco, whose example is fighting for pastoral birth and seeing the church to go out those who are fighting in the midst of pain for a more fair world. Dear memory and hope, and highlights that through the wounds of the Lord, the Pope calls us to follow the path of the womb.

In the sermon published by the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, Colombo remembered how the Easter joy turned sadness into hope, which encourages society to identify the wounds of Jesus as a sign of his love and mercy. In the first reading, the disciples, with the help of the Holy Spirit, are born again in the mission, driven by signs of new life that reminds us that we are in the hands of God that is life. Thomas’s confession, whose wounds recognize his wounds, becomes a symbol of our spirituality: touching the wounds of Christ in our daily mercy.

Touch the wounds of Jesus today

The bishop emphasized that, at the present time, the Jesus’ sores are manifested in tangible mercy: take care of the poor, immigrants, patients, refugees and all who suffer. He said, “We must see and heal these wounds,” and called on society not to limit itself to the superficial charitable gestures, but to live an active faith, reflected in the works of love and concrete service.

Mons. Colombo has warned that real human wounds also include global social problems: wars, severe poverty, migrant suffering, health care and activation deficit. For Francisco, who leads a life and hope agreement, Argentine believers are called to be the healing presence of Christ in the midst of these global wounds, and enhance the culture of meeting and care.

An invitation to live Easter with active hope

Finally, the introduction urged the community not to fall into the resignation of suffering, but following the example of Pope Francis, and touching the wounds of the world with tenderness and commitment. He concluded that “our prayers, which are strengthened by Logan’s mother, help us make our lives a show that heals and rebuilds”, leaving everyone a renewed commitment to service and hope in the resurrection.