Gospel: Matthew
8:1-4
When
Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And then a leper
approached, did him homage, and said, "Lord, if you wish, you can make me
clean." He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, "I will do
it. Be made clean." His leprosy was cleansed immediately. Then Jesus said
to him, "See that you tell no one, but go show yourself to the priest, and
offer the gift that Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them."
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Reflection:
A woman
who was scheduled for a sensitive operation was advised by a relative to first go
to a priest. So that she would first be conferred with the Sacrament of the
Anointing of the Sick. Then after the sacrament she was also told to go the
Eucharistic Adoration Chapel so that she could spend precious time with Jesus.
After a
few days the operation went on smoothly and the woman eventually recovered and
she resumed her normal life. Jesus heals us through the hand of the priest who
confers to us the Sacrament of Anointing of the sick. Jesus heals us also
through our time spent with Him in the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel.
There is
always a healing experience whenever we seek the presence of Jesus in our
lives. We may not immediately experience this healing but it’s always there
being conferred to us by Jesus, it’s either physical or spiritual. He confers
it to us through the Sacrament for the Sick and through our prayerful encounter
with Him.
In our
gospel a person sick with leprosy approached Jesus, did him homage, and prayerfully said, “Lord,
if you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him,
and said, “I will do it. Be made clean. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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