During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical series on the Jubilee theme “Christ our Hope,” reflecting on two miracles from the Gospel of Mark that reveal the healing power of faith in Jesus on June 25.
“In life there are moments of disappointment and discouragement, and there is also the experience of death,” the pope said. “Let us learn from that woman, from that father: let us go to Jesus, He can heal us, He can revive us. Jesus is our hope!”
The pope first recalled the healing of a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years.
Considered unclean and excluded by society, she nevertheless believed in Jesus’ healing power. By reaching out in faith and touching His garment, she was instantly healed. “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace,” Jesus told her.
The second miracle involved the raising of Jairus’s daughter. Despite being told that his daughter had died, Jairus pleaded with Jesus in faith. Jesus responded, “Do not be afraid; only have faith,” and then restored the girl to life, saying, “The child is not dead but sleeping.”
“These miracles show us,” the pope emphasized, “that not only does Jesus heal from every illness, but He also awakens from death. For God, who is Eternal Life, the death of the body is like sleep. True death is that of the soul—this is what we must fear.”
Leo pointed out a deeply human detail in the second miracle: after raising the girl, Jesus asks her parents to give her something to eat.
This, he said, is a sign of His closeness to humanity and a reminder of our responsibility to spiritually nourish others.
“When our children are in crisis and need spiritual nourishment, do we know how to give it to them?” the pope asked. “And how can we, if we ourselves are not nourished by the Gospel?”
He warned that many may approach Jesus superficially. “We walk on the surfaces of our churches, but maybe our hearts are elsewhere.” Still, he reminded the faithful that grace often reaches us in hidden ways, slowly transforming our lives from within.
Leo concluded by inviting us all to rediscover the power of trust in Christ: “Nothing is too great for Jesus to heal. He is our hope, and He will make us new.”
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