Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Restoring dignity and life to Israel
The passage proposes two miracles: one, the healing of a sick woman and the other, raising the daughter of Jairus. These miracle stories carry hidden signs.
The evangelist highlight the number twelve. The unnamed woman is impure for twelve years, while the age of Jairus’ daughter is also twelve. Twelve is the symbol of the people of “Israel”, which is a feminine name.
Matthew wrote his gospel in a time of persecution. The disciples have often had the experience that, to remain faithful to Christ, they had to accept the breaking of ties with the people who matter most. The rabbis had made the decision to expel the Christians from the synagogues. They had ordered that those who adhered to the Christian faith be considered heretical, be disowned by their families.
May mga pagkakataong ang pagmamahal natin sa ibang tao, maging ito man ay romantiko na tumutukoy sa isang tao o pangkalahatang pagmamahal bilang kapatid ay dumadaan sa pagsukat. Iba’t-iba ang pamamaraan sa pagpapahayag at ganun din sa pagtanto ng lalim ng pagmamahal.
