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Vatican City, Jul 1, 2012 \/ 11:50 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Jesus Christ\u2019s miraculous healing of the daughter of Jairus and a woman who suffered from a hemorrhage should inspire healthcare workers to care for the entire person, physical and spiritual, Pope Benedict XVI said July 1.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIn this invaluable service, one must first be professionally competent \u2013 it is a primary, fundamental requirement \u2013 but this alone is not enough,\u201d said the Pope in his Sunday Angelus address.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis service, in fact, is first and foremost about human beings who need humanity and heartfelt attention,\u201d he told thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter\u2019s Square beneath a baking Roman sun.<\/p>\n

\tThe Pope advocated that those who tend to the sick and elderly have a \u201cformation of the heart\u201d in addition to professional training. He described such workers as \u201creserves of love\u201d who bring \u201cpeace and hope to the suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tPope Benedict reflected upon the Sunday Gospel passage of the day in which St. Matthew records how Christ twice healed not only a physical ailment but also a spiritual malady too.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cJesus came to heal the human heart and to give salvation, and he asks for faith in him,\u201d Pope Benedict explained.<\/p>\n

\tHe focused on the words Jesus used to revive the daughter of Jairus from deathly slumber: \u201cLittle girl, I say to you: Get up!\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Pope recalled that St. Jerome saw these words as \u201cemphasizing the saving power of Jesus.\u201d In effect, the 4-5th century Doctor of the Church viewed Christ as saying, \u201cLittle girl, get up through me: not on account of your own merits, but through my grace. Rise, therefore, through me: being cured does not depend on your virtue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSimilarly, the second episode in which a woman who had suffered a hemorrhage for many years is cured also reveals \u201chow Jesus came to liberate the human being in its totality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn fact, the woman\u2019s healing comes in two distinct phases: a physical healing followed by a deeper spiritual healing which, said the Pope, \u201cbestows the grace of God to those who are open to him in faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBoth stories, he suggested, are \u201can invitation for us to overcome a purely horizontal and materialistic view of life.\u201d While we ask God to cure our physical and concrete needs, he said, we should all the more ask for \u201can ever stronger faith, because the Lord renews our lives; and a firm trust in his love, in his providence that does not abandon us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tPope Benedict concluded by leading pilgrims in the recitation of the traditional midday Marian prayer. He asked the Virgin Mary to \u201caccompany our journey of faith and our commitment to practical love\u201d and especially to give her maternal care to \u201cour brothers who live with suffering in body or spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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