“Lord, eternal King of glory, receive me hanging from the wood of this sweet cross. Thou Who art my God, Whom I have seen, do not permit them to loosen me from the cross. Do this for me, O Lord, for I know the virtue of Thy holy cross.” St. Andrew the Apostle (1st century)
In today’s Gospel reading, St. Mark recounts for us the healing of two women by Jesus – a 12 year old
girl, and a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for 12 years.