Today, two processions meet. One procession that accompanies death and another that accompanies life. A poor widow, followed by her family and friends, was taking her son to the cemetery and suddenly sees the crowd that was following Jesus. The two processions cross paths and stop, and Jesus says to the mother who was about to bury her son: "Do not weep" (Luke 7:13). Everyone stares at Jesus, who does not remain indifferent to the pain and suffering of that poor mother, but, on the contrary, takes pity on her and restores her son's life. To find Jesus is to find life, for Jesus said of himself: "I am the resurrection and the life" (Jn 11:25). Saint Braulio of Saragossa wrote: "The hope of resurrection encourages us because we shall see again those whom we lose here below."

Reading the Gospel passage that tells us about the resurrection of the young man of Nain, I could emphasize the divinity of Jesus and insist on it, saying that only God can bring a young man back to life; but today I would prefer to highlight His humanity, so that we don't see Jesus as a distant being, as someone so different from us, or as someone so overly important that does not inspire in us the trust that a good friend can.

We Christians must know how to imitate Jesus. We must ask God for the grace to be Christ for others. May everyone who sees us behold an image of Jesus on earth! Those who saw Saint Francis of Assisi, for example, saw the living image of Jesus. Saints are those who carry Jesus in their words and deeds and imitate his way of acting and his goodness. Our society needs saints, and you can be one of them in your community.