For 11 November 2026, Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop, based on Luke 17:11-19, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, ‘Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’ Then he said to him, ‘Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.’
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. Tom Condon, OP
Thomas Condon, OP, is a member of the Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern Province, USA). He is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Tom was professed as a Dominican in 1982 and ordained to the priesthood in 1988. He has been a campus minister, formation director, shrine director, pastor, and Provincial. Tom received a DMin in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. He is currently prior of St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis. He is an adjunct professor at Aquinas Institute of Theology as well as a part time chaplain at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and St. Louis University Hospital.
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11 Wed Nov 2026
The One You Least Expect
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On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, ‘Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’ Then he said to him, ‘Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.’
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. Tom Condon, OP
Thomas Condon, OP, is a member of the Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern Province, USA). He is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Tom was professed as a Dominican in 1982 and ordained to the priesthood in 1988. He has been a campus minister, formation director, shrine director, pastor, and Provincial. Tom received a DMin in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. He is currently prior of St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis. He is an adjunct professor at Aquinas Institute of Theology as well as a part time chaplain at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and St. Louis University Hospital.