Weekly Bulletin

Today we are presented with two intertwined stories of faith and healing: the resurrection of Jairus' daughter and the healing of the woman with a haemorrhage

The woman in the story suffers from a chronic and severe physical complaint, an unending flow of blood, which has left her physically weakened, emotionally drained, and spiritually desolate. Her condition not only affects her health but also ostracizes her from society, rendering her ceremonially unclean according to Jewish law. Her desperation drives her to seek out Jesus, believing that merely touching his garment would heal her. This act of faith, despite her fear and societal restrictions, is testament to her profound hope and determination for a better life.

For many of us, there are aspects of our lives that mirror the woman’s condition, draining our energy and preventing us from reaching our full potential. These could be unhealthy relationships, addictions, lack of confidence, grudges, or emotional instability. Such issues can create a constant outflow of energy and emotion, akin to a personal haemorrhage, leaving us exhausted and spiritually depleted.

The woman’s story in Mark’s Gospel offers a powerful reflection on the need for healing and restoration. Her faith in Jesus and her belief in his power to heal brings about a miraculous change in her life. This story encourages us to seek out the sources of our own haemorrhaging, to identify the areas in our lives that drain us, and to have the courage and faith to seek healing.

Just as Jesus responded to the woman with compassion and restored her to health, we too can find solace and strength through faith, community support, and personal growth. By addressing the aspects of our lives that drain us and seeking help, whether through prayer, counselling, or supportive relationships, we can begin the journey toward healing and wholeness. Calling on God to heal what needs healing within us.

Based on: Have you thought? What’s my haemorrhage? By Greg Sunter

 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere loved……….forever! 

Prayer

Jesus says, “Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks will receive; whoever seeks will find; and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.” These are the words dictated by my love, which is more eager to give than people are to receive.

It hastens to open the door for them, afraid they might have to wait too long. Note how my love multiplies its promises in order to make you more confident in asking for the graces you need, and to prepare you to receive them. If you want to become perfect, raise up to me the cry of your distress; lay your needs before me, and I promise you my help without fail.

Jules Chevalier msc. 
Ecole du Sacr -Coeur, p. 145f  Issoudun, 1892

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Our readings today remind us that our God is a tender and loving God. 

In our Gospel, Jesus heals an ill child. An anxious and loving father sought after Jesus so that his daughter might be cured of her illness. Recall a moment when you felt like you hit rock bottom. Maybe you received devastating news, someone died, you lost your job, you were fighting addiction, or you were suffering mentally, spiritually or physically. Maybe you are living that moment or maybe that moment is yet to come.

In that time, imagine Jesus looking at you and saying, “Do not be afraid; just have faith.”  Whether we are healed like the little girl in our Gospel in this life, or we carry our suffering with us until we reach the next, if we remain faithful, Jesus will one day say to us, “Little girl or little boy, I say to you, arise!”

In the midst of our suffering, God is right there with us.

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