Jesus the Healer

About the Book

In a Eucharistic Holy Hour, we listen and meditate on the Word of God.  After the Lord has spoken, we respond in faith and prayer. Jesus the Healer gives us words for our response in personal prayer. Father Juan Serna’s little book of “Eucharist-Inspired and other Meditations” comes from the heart of his own prayer and personal reflections.  His prayers give words to those very real sentiments we experience when we try to touch but the tassel of Jesus’ cloak. His sketches, which accompany each section, likewise speak profound thoughts of prayer.  The penetrating eyes of Jesus are like the two-edged sword that pierces the depths of humanity. Father Juan’s drawings are as much a prayer as the devotional words he writes. His drawings and words are prayers we can use to find Jesus the Healer.

—Bishop Stephen E. Blaire

About the Author

Rev. Jose Juan Serna was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. He completed his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University (1999). He was ordained to the Deaconate by his Eminence Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI). Ordained by Bishop Stephen E. Blaire (July 1, 2000) for the Diocese of Stockton, Rev. Serna also holds a Licentiate in Moral Theology (Alphonsian Academy, Rome, Italy). Currently, Father Juan serves as pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Modesto, California.