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28th Sunday - Gospel: Luke 17:11--19 danmaynes | August 08, 2010 28th Sunday - Gospel: Luke 17:11--19More
28th Sunday - Gospel: Luke 17:11--19

danmaynes | August 08, 2010
28th Sunday - Gospel: Luke 17:11--19
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OCTOBER 10, 2010
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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GRATITUDE AMONG THE RAREST OF VIRTUES
October 10, 2010
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Father Gregory Woodward, LC
Luke 17: 11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through
Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers met him.
They stood at a distance from him and raised their …More
OCTOBER 10, 2010
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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GRATITUDE AMONG THE RAREST OF VIRTUES
October 10, 2010
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Father Gregory Woodward, LC
Luke 17: 11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through
Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers met him.
They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,
"Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!" And when he saw them, he said, "Go
show yourselves to the priests" As they were going they were
cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned,
glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and
thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, "Ten were
cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this
foreigner returned to give thanks to God?" Then he said to him,
"Stand up and go; your faith has saved you."
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I believe that you are present here as
I turn to you in prayer. I trust and have confidence in your desire
to give me every grace I need to receive today. Thank you for your
love, thank you for your immense generosity toward me. I give you my
life and my love in return.
Petition: Lord, may I know what gratitude really is and live up to
this call.
1. Jesus Shows Pity It is easy to forget at times what it meant
to be a leper in Jesus' time. Such a person had to separate himself
from the community, live outside the town, and declare himself
"unclean" when anybody started to approach him. Since illness was
also equated with sin. According to the mentality of the time, God
punished the sinner with physical illness. Thus, to have to shout
"unclean" meant that one had to publicly declare he was a sinner.
So, as miserable a state as leprosy was, worse still was the shame of
it. From here we understand better the sense of desperation and
urgency in the lepers' petition: "Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!"
There is such thing as spiritual leprosy too, but Jesus can heal the
sickness in our soul within confession. As Christians we should look
for this as ardently as the ten lepers looked to be healed of their
bodily leprosy.
2. The Lepers Were Cleansed Jesus felt obliged to perform the
miracle of curing these ten lepers; they truly believed he could do
it. That is why Jesus so hastily tells them to go to the priest as
prescribed by the law and have their return to health officially
recognized; thus will end their banishment and disgrace. However, in
their burst of joy nine of the cured ten forget to say "thank you."
At first it seems strange to us that they would omit this, after
being transformed in one moment from utter misery to a clean bill of
health. However, we often do the same; we forget to say thanks in the
joy of a moment when someone has really helped us or resolved a
major problem for us.
3. "Stand up and go" It did occur to one leper, a foreigner, to
come back and say "thank you"; it was the Samaritan leper. In Jesus'
time Samaritans and Jews normally despised each other, which probably
makes his words of thanks to Jesus all the more remarkable. However,
what really catches Jesus' attention is the fact that only one person
comes back to express his words of gratitude. Doesn't this passage
remind us of how rare is the virtue of gratitude in the human heart?
The cured Samaritan's faith has saved him, and it wouldn't be rash of
us to think that he used especially well the new gift of health the
Lord had given him. Those who are really grateful for what they
receive from God generally use more zealously and profitably the
gifts they are given.
Conversation with Christ: Lord Jesus, I realize now how many
things I might take for granted in life. May this meditation really
be a renewal in looking for spiritual healing in you and in using
well all the talents and gifts you have given me.
Resolution: I will make a special effort to thank anyone who has
assisted or served me in any way today or just recently.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
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Luke 17: 11 - 19 11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." 14 When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw …More
Luke 17: 11 - 19 11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." 14 When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19 And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well." www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp