LET US NOT LOSE SIGHT OF JESUS

TUESDAY WEEK 4 IN ORDINARY TIME: 

Saint John Bosco, Priest Universalis

I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, says the Lord

Reading Hebrew 12:1- 4 

We should keep running steadily in the race we have started

With so many witnesses in a great cloud on every side of us, we too, then, should throw off everything that hinders us, especially the sin that clings so easily, and keep running steadily in the race we have started. Let us not lose sight of Jesus, who leads us in our faith and brings it to perfection: for the sake of the joy which was still in the future, he endured the cross, disregarding the shamefulness of it, and from now on has taken his place at the right of God’s throne. Think of the way he stood such opposition from sinners and then you will not give up for want of courage. In the fight against sin, you have not yet had to keep fighting to the point of death.

Responsorial Psalm: They shall praise you, Lord, those who seek you

Gospel Mark 5:21-43 Little girl, I tell you to get up

When Jesus had crossed in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered round him and he stayed by the lakeside. Then one of the synagogue officials came up, Jairus by name, and seeing him, fell at his feet and pleaded with him earnestly, saying, ‘My little daughter is desperately sick. Do come and lay your hands on her to make her better and save her life.’ Jesus went with him and a large crowd followed him; they were pressing all round him.  CDR

Now there was a woman who had suffered from a haemorrhage for twelve years; after long and painful treatment under various doctors, she spent all she had without being any the better for it, in fact, she was getting worse. She had heard about Jesus, and she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his cloak. ‘If I can touch even his clothes,’ she had told herself ‘I shall be well again.’ And the source of the bleeding dried up instantly, and she felt in herself that she was cured of her complaint. Immediately aware that power had gone out from him, Jesus turned round in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ His disciples said to him, ‘You see how the crowd is pressing round you and yet you say, “Who touched me?”’ But he continued to look all round to see who had done it. Then the woman came forward, frightened and trembling because she knew what had happened to her, and she fell at his feet and told him the whole truth. ‘My daughter,’ he said ‘your faith has restored you to health; go in peace and be free from your complaint.’.....

God my Father in heaven, all who seek you shall praise you. They will bear witnesses in singing your praise. May we throw off everything that hinders us, especially the sin that clings so easily. Help us to be steadfast in the race we have started. May we never  lose sight of Jesus, who brings to perfection all our true actions in faith. Christ endured the cross, and has taken his place at the right of God’s throne. He stood opposition from sinners.

We will not give up for want of courage for Christ is our teacher, he is our Master. We hold on to Christ, our eyes are on you Lord. We believe in you Lord Jesus Christ our healer, come heal us from all infirmities.

Pray the Holy Rosary: Ave Maria. Hail Mary, Mother of Christ, Queen of Apostles  pray for us. 

Lord Jesus Master, the way, the truth and life I trust in you. Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Holy Angels and Saints pray for me. Saint John Bosco pray for all celebrating their birthday today, and pray for me. My Guardian Angel pray for me.