The teaching word of His Holiness Father Dr. Irineu, Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia, on the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, the Resurrection of Jairus' daughter (Luke 8, 41-56) and the Honoring of the Saints Archangels Michael and Gabriel (November 8)translated

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today's Sunday Gospel is at first sight a presentation of suffering and sorrow. In the midst of these sufferings and sorrows, Christ the Lord, the lover of people, the Doctor of souls and bodies, shows His great mercy for people, healing them. The daughter of Jairus, the elder of the synagogue in Capernaum and a prominent figure in the Jewish community, was struggling between life and death. This was the only child that Jairus had. Hearing that the Savior Jesus Christ healed many sick people and raised many people who had fallen into sin, Jairus made his way among those who surrounded Jesus, knelt at His feet, told Him his pain and asked Him to go to his house to heal his seriously ill daughter. In general, the elders of the synagogues were hostile to the Lord Jesus Christ. Jairus, however, had great faith in our Savior approaching Him with respect and deep humility. He falls at His feet as before God and asks Him to heal his daughter who was struggling with death. The leader of the synagogue, although he risked being scorned by the members of the synagogue who challenged the Lord, approached Him with…