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DO NOT BE AFRAID AND HAVE FAITH - Homily by Fr. Danichi Hui on June 30, 2024

DO NOT BE AFRAID AND HAVE FAITH - Homily by Fr. Danichi Hui Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) June 30, 2024 | Sunday Readings: Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; | Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13; | Second Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; | Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35-43 Biblical: Our gospel today tells us two stories about what people usually ask for Jesus. The Restoration of Health and the Restoration of Life. (Hindi ba’t ito ang madalas idinudulog natin sa Diyos, ang maibalik ang ating kalusugan at ang maibalik ang ano mang namatay) St. Mark presents to us Jesus as someone who has authority over disease and over death. To summarize, let us know the similarities between the two stories: 1. Both of the main characters in the story are female. The woman with hemorrhages and the girl who died. 2. Both of them have connections with number 12. The woman with hemmorrhages had been suffering for 12 years. The girl was 12 years old when she died. 3. Both of them were called "daughters." Jesus referred to the woman as a daughter upon healing. The girl was the daughter of a synagogue official named Jairus. 4. Both of them needed Jesus. The woman approached Jesus and told herself, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” The girl’s father approached Jesus and told him, “Please, come and lay your hands on her, that she may get well and live.” 5. Both of them were restored by Jesus. The woman was restored from bleeding. The girl was restored to life. Reflection: However, they may be similar in many ways. Both of them were unique in their own ways. The woman who was bleeding for 12 years touched Jesus with faith. Sa pagkakalahad sa kuwento, napakarami ng tao at halos nagsisik-sikan. Pinagkalimpumpunan siya ng maraming tao habang nasa baybayin. Ibig sabihin, marami ang nadidikit at nakaka-hawak sa kaniya. Ngunit sa dami ng iyon, tanging ang paghawak lang ng babaeng dinurugo ang pumukaw ng kaniyang atensiyon. Kaya luminga-linga ito at hinanap kung sino ang humipo sa kaniya. There must really be something with the touch of the woman for Jesus to recognize it, despite the many people who have been touching him. When the woman told Jesus that she was the one who touched him, Jesus told her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you.” Ito ang pinagkaiba ng babae sa lahat ng nakahaplos kay Hesus, siya ay humaplos ng may pananampalataya. She touched Jesus with Faith, so she was restored her health. However, the experience of the girl was also unique. She was helpless for she had already died. But the faith of her father saved her. As Jesus told him, “do not be afraid, just have faith.” Contemporary: Marami sa atin, may kaparehas na pinagdadaanan sa buhay. Parehas na sakit o karamdaman. Parehas na suliranin at nararanasan. Parehas na dasal at kahilingan. Ngunit, bawat isa sa atin may kanya-kanyang paraan ng paglapit, pagdarasal at pagsusumamo sa Diyos. May iba nagnonobena kapag may pangangailangan. Ang ilan lumalakad ng paluhod kapag nasa kagipitan. Dobosyon at panata naman ang sa ilan. Ngunit magkakaiba man tayo ng paraan, isa lang ang tinuturo sa atin ni Hesus - huwag mawawala ang pananampalataya. My dear brothers and sisters, in times of trouble and struggle, Jesus is reminding us not to be afraid and to have faith. We may not always get what we want, but in faith, we will always get what God wants. (Maaaring hindi natin palaging nakukuha ang gusto natin, ngunit sa pananampalataya, lagi nating makukuha ang gusto ng Diyos para sa atin.)