Catholic priest miraculously survives being shot at close range, when bullet bounces off crucifix on his chest during robbery in Brazil

Rev. Father Jairo Luis Gusberti revealed how his life was saved by Jesus after a bullet meant to kill him ricocheted off his crucifix

Fr Gusberti was shot in the chest at close range by a pair of carjackers on Monday night in the Christ the Redeemer neighborhood of Caxias do Sul, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

The assassin’s bullet was partially stopped by the crucifix and only caused a slight flesh wound

The Photos taken after the attempted robbery show that the wood in the crucifix shattered with the metal badly twisted but apparently intact

The assassins crumpled bullet can be seen underneath the cross in Fr Gusberti’s hand, would gone deeper with fatal consequences if it was not stopped by the crucifix

Rev. Fr. Jairo Luis Gusberti [photo], reveals how his life was saved by Jesus after a bullet meant to kill him ricocheted off his crucifix. The Brazilian priest only suffered a flesh wound after being shot in the chest by carjackers  

A Brazilian priest raises his shirt to show the magnitude of the miracle that saved his life, as he reveals how his life was saved by Jesus when a bullet meant to kill him, ricocheted off his crucifix on his chest.
Father Jairo Luis Gusberti was stopped at gunpoint by a pair of crooks while he was driving two parishioners home in the Christ the Redeemer neighborhood of Caxias do Sul, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil, on Monday at around 9 pm.

Fr Gusberti was shot in the chest at close range by a pair of carjackers on Monday night in the Christ the Redeemer neighborhood of Caxias do Sul, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The bullet was partially stopped by the crucifix and only caused a slight flesh wound

As the two carjackers approached the car, one fired at point-blank range through the windscreen, hitting the priest square in the chest.
But instead of killing him instantly, the bullet was partially stopped by the crucifix and only caused a slight flesh wound, according to reports.
Father Gusberti told local media on Tuesday: ‘I was protected by God; that’s the testimony I want to give.

The priest was in and out of hospital in a few short hours after Brazilian doctors patched him up. He said he has since forgiven his would-be killers

‘In fact, the crucifix, the cross of Christ that already saved us when he gave his life for us, saved me last night, too.’
Photographs taken after the hold-up show the wood in the crucifix shattered with the metal badly twisted but apparently intact. The crumpled bullet can be seen underneath the cross in the priest’s hand.
The wound was so slight that it took Father Jairo several minutes to realise he had been shot.
He was taken to hospital, where doctors removed the bullet from his chest, with the cross said to have ensured that he only suffered a surface wound.

Photos taken after the attempted robbery show that the wood in the crucifix shattered with the metal badly twisted but apparently intact. The assassins crumpled bullet can be seen underneath the cross in Fr Gusberti’s hand

Without the crucifix, the bullet could have gone much deeper and been fatal. 
He was discharged just hours later, after medics strapped up the small wound.
Forgiving Father Jairo later told local media he felt ‘born again’ by the shooting.
He added: ‘Pray for those who carried out this operation. So that God’s love touches them.’
It is not currently known if Brazilian police have yet made any arrests.