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For example, do I expect my salvation and healing from a miraculous medal, scapular, or holy water?<\/h2>\n

Jesus said to the man who had been lying sick at the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem for thirty-eight years, near the pond: ‘Get up, take your bed with you, and walk!’ (Jn 5:8). The Holy Scriptures speak of healing waters. Ezekiel writes about the healing power of the water in the Pool of Bethesda. This was not the natural power of water. We could compare it to the effects of water at Lourdes today, where many inexplicable healings have taken place through the immersion of sick people in the water. The book ‘Lourdes: Lighthouse of the Atomic Age’ provides an in-depth analysis of these events, as each case is investigated by a committee of doctors who are not required to be believers. When the Church acknowledges an unexplained healing, it is only done so after a thorough investigation. So nothing superficial was invented.<\/h2>\n

The sick person lies in a colonnade by the pond where he came or could be brought to be healed in the water that restores health. However, he had no one to carry him into this water when it swirls, that is, when it acquires healing power for a while. It was something special. After the storm, the water in the pond healed only one, and that was the first person who entered it. This patient is therefore sad. Hope dawns on the sick man when Jesus asks him if he wants to be healthy. However, the sick person sees only a sick body, and Jesus wants to give him his salvation. The sick man thinks that Jesus wants to take him there, but Jesus does not want to become a nurse. He wants to heal with his word.\u00a0The sick man was not healed with the help of miraculous water, nor with the help of some proven practices, but with the love of Jesus.\u00a0<\/strong>This should lead him to seek Jesus and salvation. Jesus, who healed his body, can also heal his soul.\u00a0That’s how we understand Jesus’ words, with which he admonishes him: “Behold, you are healed, sin no more, lest something worse befall you”<\/strong>\u00a0(Jn 5:14).<\/h2>\n

superstitions Our faith is not based on the power of sacred objects. Scapulars, agnostics, and medallions are merely visible symbols intended to awaken and maintain faith in the teachings of Jesus Christ. When we hold such objects, we should not succumb to superstition or magical charms, because our devout respect for them is meant to strengthen our dependence on God. There is a difference between wearing a cross or rosary to call on God for help and protection and carrying these objects as a talisman for luck or success. Let these objects remind us of the salvation of our souls. Let them help us grow spiritually and progress in fulfilling God’s and the Church’s orders. We must not provoke lightly, but neither should we passively resign when approaching the rosary and similar objects. Let us use these and similar items discreetly for the salvation of our immortal souls. In these matters, we should submit to the Church’s discipline, ensuring it benefits the cause and our salvation.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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