During the general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued with the cycle of catecheses on the occasion of the Jubilee Year, entitled ‘Jesus Christ, Our Hope’.
In this case, the Pope reflected on Jesus' healing of two women: the woman with a hemorrhage and the daughter of Jairus.
At the end of the meditation, the pontiff greeted the pilgrims in several languages.
SUMMARY OF THE CATEQUESES IN ENGLISH:
Dear brothers and sisters: In our continuing catechesis on the Jubilee theme of “Christ our
Hope,” we now consider two miracles that reveal the healing power born of faith in Jesus. In the
first, we see a woman suffering from an illness that had led her to be shunned by society as unclean.
Trusting that Jesus has the power to heal her, she reaches out to touch him and because of her faith,
she is healed. Whenever we reach out to the Lord in faith, he in turn touches us, and his grace beginsmysteriously to change the course of our lives. In the second miracle, Jesus responds to the faith-
filled plea of a distressed father and raises a young girl from the dead. These two Gospel accountsteach us to be unafraid to turn to Jesus in prayer and to entrust ourselves to the healing power of his
love, which can transform apparently hopeless situations and even bring life out of death.
I am happy to welcome the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors taking part in today’s
Audience, especially those coming from Malta, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Australia,
China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea and the United States of America. I offer
special greetings to the members of Citizens UK catholic movement. As the month of June draws to
a close, we ask the Sacred Heart of Jesus to increase our faith as we turn to him in trust. God bless
you all!
