José Parra, LC
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Christ, our King.
Thy Kingdom come!
Preparatory prayer (to put me in the presence of God)
Jesus, I want to receive You in my home and ask You to heal all my illnesses that keep me away from You.
Gospel of the day (to guide your meditation)
From the Holy Gospel according to Luke 4, 38-44
At that time Jesus left the synagogue and went into Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law had a high fever, and they asked Jesus to do something for her. Jesus, standing beside her, energetically commanded the fever, and the fever disappeared. She arose at once and went to serve them. When the sun went down, all those who were sick brought them to Jesus, and he laid his hands on each one and cured them of their diseases. From many of them demons also came out, crying out, “You are the Son of God!” But he would strongly command them to be quiet, for they knew that he was the Messiah. The next day he went to a lonely place, and the people were looking for him. When they found him, they wanted to keep him, lest he should go away from them; but he said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for that is what I was sent for. And he went to preach in the synagogues of Judea.
Word of the Lord
Meditate on what God tells you in the Gospel
The Jesus who heals illnesses fulfills the wishes of people who are sick and their families. An illness can be seen not as something personal but as a family affair. Above all, illnesses that are severe are felt by everyone in the family. The way in which Christ illuminates this situation in which Peter's family finds itself is to first befriend a person so that he can let him into the house so that he can exercise his healing power in the whole family. If Christ is let in, even a little, he will do great things. The family situation is different because God's presence changes circumstances and people.
Illness, even if it is something bad and causes suffering, becomes a door so that God can knock, enter and stay in the house. In difficulties we find that God wants to heal us and help us to recover peace after a time of difficulty and illness, but what happens when things do not go well, when unfortunately we reach the point of death. God puts us through trials so that we can purify our love and learn to love him even in dark moments when it is difficult for us to see him and recognize him in order to show him our love.
The illnesses and things that we want Christ to heal in our family are in various ways, spiritual or material. They appear in our life and push us to ask for help and let God act.
«With the signs of healing that he performs for the sick of every kind, the Lord wants to arouse faith as a response. Jesus“ journey in Capernaum begins with the healing of Peter's mother-in-law and ends with the scene of the people of the whole town crowding in front of the house where he was staying to bring all the sick. The crowd, marked by physical suffering and spiritual misery, constitutes, so to speak, ”the vital environment» in which the mission of Jesus is carried out, made of words and gestures that heal and console. Jesus did not come to bring salvation in a laboratory; he does not preach in a laboratory, separated from the people: he is in the midst of the crowd! In the midst of the people! Think that most of Jesus' public life was spent in the street, among the people, to preach the Gospel, to heal physical and spiritual wounds. It is a humanity plagued by suffering, weariness and problems: it is to such a poor humanity that the powerful, liberating and renewing action of Jesus is directed".
(Angelus of H.H. Francis, February 4, 2018).
Dialogue with Christ
This is the most important part of your prayer, prepare yourself to talk with much love with the One who loves you.
Purpose
Propose a personal one. The one that involves the most love in response to the Beloved... or, if you believe that this is what God is asking of you, live what is suggested below.
Today I will make a moment of prayer and ask for all the sick.
Farewell
Christ, our King!
Thy Kingdom come!
Most prudent Virgin, Mary, Mother of the Church.
Pray for us.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
