For 26 June 2026, Friday of the 12th week in Ordinary Time , based on Matthew 8:1-4, sent in from Lyon, France.
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.”
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.
About Fr. Jean Jacques Pérennès, OP
Fr. Jean Jacques is a French Dominican friar whose ministry was mainly in the Middle East in Arab/Muslim countries (Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq) and in Rome as Justice Promoter for the Order and socius of the Master of the Order for Apostolic life. He now lives in Lille at the Novitiate House of the Province of France and continues his commitment for interreligious dialogue.
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26 Jun 2026
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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.”
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.
About Fr. Jean Jacques Pérennès, OP
Fr. Jean Jacques is a French Dominican friar whose ministry was mainly in the Middle East in Arab/Muslim countries (Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq) and in Rome as Justice Promoter for the Order and socius of the Master of the Order for Apostolic life. He now lives in Lille at the Novitiate House of the Province of France and continues his commitment for interreligious dialogue.