May 11th: Celebration of the Paralytic Sunday

Today, May 11th, the Church commemorates the Sunday of the Paralytic, the fourth Sunday after Easter. This feast refers to the miracle performed by Jesus at Bethesda, where He healed a paralytic man who had been ill for 38 years. Jesus asked the man if he wanted to be well, and when he replied that he had no one to help him into the pool, Jesus told him: “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” The man immediately got up and walked. The reading of the day emphasizes the power of Christ to give life and hope, even in the most difficult circumstances. The Sunday of the Paralytic is a day of faith, comfort, and rebirth for believers. According to the calendar of saints, those named Kyriaki and Paralytos celebrate their name day today.