Mexico City, Mexico, May 21, 2020 / 15:55 pm
When Fr. Antonio Pérez Hernández was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, he said he was able to witness firsthand how God is present in the midst of suffering.
The priest shared his experience in a recent video posted by the archdiocese of Tlanepantla, Mexico, where he serves.
After Pérez fell sick with the virus, he was admitted to a public hospital where he shared a room with other patients, some of whom died.
"When I was in that place, there came a time when I did feel like God could call me into his presence," he said.
"And that's when you discover abandonment, the total abandonment of saying to the Lord: 'Here I am, if you want to call me, I am willing; if you want to leave me, I am also willing. I only ask that you please give me the strength to give absolution and attend to my brothers who are suffering from the disease just like I am'."