CHAPTER ELEVEN, SET NINE

What did he remind the poorest of the poor at Mother Teres's home for the dying in Calcutta?

You are not God's abandoned children. Quite the opposite. God will find joy in your faith and courage.

Even as a _________ he continued to seek out those who were ill.

cardinal

What is a standard facet of any priest's ministry?

caring for the sick

What did he do for the sick he visited?

he would talk, listen and pray with those who often could not leave their beds

What question did he ask?

if they were satisfied with how their parish priest was caring for them

What did he visit as pope numerous times?

leper colonies around the world and he even kissed some of the patients

With every visit to a sick person what did he request?

prayers for the church

What does the word 'compassion' come from?

the Latin word, 'compati'

During a parish mission in Krakow what did he ask a priest to bring him to?

those who were homebound, and he spent two days visiting 20 sick people in basements, apartments and attics

What does the Latin word 'compati' mean?

to suffer with

What did Arturo Mari, a papal photographer recall?

I remember how the Pope behaved in the leprosarium... Many of us could not even look at some of these diseased people, at the deformed, without faces. He touched them, stroked them, kissed and blessed, helped them to eat.

What was his reaction after visiting a woman who had a brain turmor, raising a disabled daughter and married to an alcoholic?

His brow was covered with beads of sweat and his veins bulged. With his hand he wiped the tears from her face, and kissed her several times on the forehead.