Gospel (Mt 9,18-26) - At that time, [while Jesus was speaking,] one of the leaders came, prostrated himself before him and said: «My daughter has died just now; but come, lay your hand on her and she will live." Jesus got up and followed him with his disciples. And behold, a woman, who had been bleeding for twelve years, came up behind him and touched the hem of her cloak. In fact, she said to herself: "If I can even just touch her cloak, I will be saved." Jesus turned, saw her and said: "Courage, daughter, your faith has saved you." And from that moment the woman was saved. Then arriving at the chief's house and seeing the flutists and the agitated crowd, Jesus said: «Go away! In fact, the girl is not dead, but she is sleeping." And they laughed at him. But after the crowd had been driven away, he entered, took her hand, and the girl stood up. And this news spread throughout that region.

The commentary on the Gospel by Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia

In a few lines, the evangelist shows us two miracles performed by Jesus: the resurrection of the daughter of one of the leaders of the Jews and that of the "hemorrhaging" woman. We are in Capernaum, and one of the leaders of the synagogue prostrates himself before him and begs him: «My daughter has died just now; but come, lay your hand on her and she will live." Most likely he knows Jesus well from having seen him frequent the synagogue and perhaps even invited him to speak a few times. Without a doubt he knows the goodness and mercy of this young prophet. And in any case it is the only hope he has left to get his daughter back alive. In his prayer there are many desperate prayers for the premature loss of those who are dearest to us. We know how suffering is unacceptable for those who love a person. However, there is a strong faith in this man: he believes that Jesus can do everything. Having reached the house of the head of the synagogue, he takes the little girl by the hand and wakes her from the sleep of death, returning her to her life. During the journey - Jesus never walks without leaving a trace - a woman, who has been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, thinks it is enough for her to just touch the edge of Jesus' cloak to be healed. A simple trust that is expressed in an apparently even simpler gesture, moreover done secretly. Jesus notices it, sees her and says to her: «Courage, daughter, your faith has saved you». Matthew points out that it is the word of Jesus combined with the faith of that poor woman that brings about the healing: there is a need for a personal relationship between that woman and Jesus, between us and Jesus. And we must also ask ourselves: it is not the disciple, Isn't the Christian community the corner of Jesus' cloak for the many who seek consolation and salvation? Are we really like this? Are our communities really like this? Jesus searches for the person in the crowd. We too are always looking for the man and woman who ask, with each one's unique and particular story.