COURAGE YOUR FAITH HAS RESTORED YOU TO HEALTH
MONDAY WEEK 14 IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C I WILL BETROTH YOU TO MYSELF AND YOU WILL COME TO KNOW THE NAME OF THE LORD Readings Responsorial Psalm: The Lord is kind and full of compassion. Gospel Matthew 9:18-26 Reflections 'Your faith has restored you to health' While Jesus was speaking, up came one of the officials, who bowed low in front of him and said, ‘My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and her life will be saved.’ Jesus rose and, with his disciples, followed him. Then from behind him came a woman, who had suffered from a haemorrhage for twelve years, and she touched the fringe of his cloak, for she said to herself, ‘If I can only touch his cloak I shall be well again.’ Jesus turned round and saw her; and he said to her, ‘Courage, my daughter, your faith has restored you to health.’ And from that moment the woman was well again. When Jesus reached the official’s house and saw the flute-players, with the crowd making a commotion he said, ‘Get out