Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4
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:
The story is
told about a woman who was scheduled for a dangerous operation. Before going
thru the operation she was advised by a relative to go first to a priest.
So that she could first be conferred with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick.
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 prayer and in reading His life changing
words in the bible.
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 the Lord, 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 and the man was immediately cured of his contagious sickness.
This healing would also happen to us if we pay homage to Jesus and prayerfully approach Him. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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