“Lord, remember me in your Kingdom.” Lk. 23:35-43

This Sunday’s Gospel turns our gaze to the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus, it is the encounter with human humiliation, because he was mocked and mistreated. There on the Cross, there is the encounter of the compassionate and merciful Son of God with our frailties: “When you come to your Kingdom, remember me. Jesus answered, ‘Amen, I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.'” The Cross is not some kind of trophy that we show others with pride, but the symbol of the Love of God crucified, who invites us to follow his example. When we look at the Crucified One, we must instinctively remember the pain and humiliation of so many unknown victims, who throughout history have suffered, are suffering and will suffer, forgotten by almost everyone.