On January 17, 2015, Pope Francis presided over a Holy Mass in Tacloban City, the epicenter of Super Typhoon Yolanda a year earlier, amidst strong winds and torrential rains from another typhoon which hit the Visayas, Amang.
The Pope discarded his prepared homily and chose to speak from the heart.
“So many of you have lost everything. I don’t know what to say to you, but the Lord does know what to say to you.
“Some of you lost part of your families. All I can do is keep silent, and I walk with you all with my silent heart. Many of you have asked the Lord, ‘Why, Lord?’ And to each of you, Christ responds from His heart upon the Cross.
“I have no more words to tell you. Let us look to Christ. He is the Lord. He understands us because He underwent all the trials that we, that you, have experienced.”
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