I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, HEAR MY VOICE.
"Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis.
"And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd.
"He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly.
"He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” (Mark 7: 31 - 37).
Friday 9th of February 2024 in the 5th Week in Ordinary Time.
In the Gospel, Jesus heals a deaf and dumb man.
Jesus said to the man:
“Ephphatha!”—that is, “Be opened!”—And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly."
Isaiah prophesied:
“Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!" (Isaiah 42:18)
Jesus is the Messiah who heals the wounds and illnesses inflicted on humanity by sin. Jesus Christ is still healing in the world today. He is healing through the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.
Open our ears O Father that we hear the word of Your Son Jesus.
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