25 Jun 2021
The God of Compassion in Us
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For 25 June 2021, Friday of week 12 in Ordinary Time , based on Matthew 8:1-4
When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; and there was a leper who came to him and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.’ He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I do choose. Be made clean!’ Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Then Jesus said to him, ‘See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.’
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
25 June 2021 @ 11:18 am
Dear Sister Barbara,
Thank you for this faith-filled preaching. Your interpretation of the leper story and the beauty of touch and compassion really spoke to me!
Julie Amendola Cain
30 June 2021 @ 5:40 am
Hi Barbara,
Thank you for your reflections on this Gospel. Your questions were key to my reflections today.
Blessings and love,
Laura