Healing Ministry

The Church has many ways to reach out to people and bring them the Good News of God's love. One special way is her healing ministry. We reach out to our brothers and sisters who are sick, who are suffering. This weekend, following our Masses, people will have the opportunity to have their throats blessed, since the memorial of Saint Blaise was celebrated on February 3. We pray that through Saint Blaise's intercession, God will heal people from diseases of the throat and other illnesses. Next Saturday is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and we also remember the World Day of Prayer for the Sick. At any moment, the Church brings to her people the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. We are following the healing ministry that Our Lord established because he was always present for the sick. In the gospel for this weekend, Mark 1:29-39, Jesus heals Simon's mother-in-law who was sick with the fever. Then, people were brought to Jesus who were ill and possessed by demons. He cured many people. We never know what the healing ministry of the Church will bring. God is always working in our lives and He brings us the grace, strength, and healing that we need. As the psalmist says, "Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted" (Ps. 147). As God works miracles in our lives, may we bring His goodness and love to all people through our ministry of healing and presence! Have a blessed weekend!!!