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CHRISTOPHERTWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C
09 OCTOBER 2022
BREAKING OPEN THE WORD
CAN NOT BE CHAINED (Luke 17: 11-19)
While the people of Israel rejoiced in the unique call they had received, their experience of the world taught them that people of goodwill and faith could be found in other places and cultures. Called to be a light to the nations they knew that sometimes it was others who were light to them. Naaman the Syrian general was prepared to risk trusting the word of his wife’s Israelite servant in order to be healed of leprosy. He had come to Elisha with gifts to ensure he would be healed but he leaves not only healed but richer in faith.
In a similar vein, it is a heretical Jew, a Samaritan, who has the eyes to see what the living God is offering in Jesus. He alone has the openness of heart to give thanks for the precious gift he has received through regaining his health. All the lepers were healed but only one has been saved. The outsider is the one who has been saved by means of his faith.
The letter to Timothy reflects on the fact that the Good News cannot be chained or confined. Even though Paul and other early Christian missionaries experienced opposition, hardship and imprisonment for the sake of the Gospel, they knew that their efforts were not in vain. The message of Jesus was not to be confined to Israel and Timothy is encouraged not to lose heart because being immersed in the death of Jesus and in his sufferings means sharing in his resurrected life as well.
CHRISTOPHER MONAGHAN CP
homily for the 28 Sunday. 10 lepers. Luke 17:11-19:
(467) homily for the 28 Sunday. 10 lepers. Luke 17:11-19 - YouTube
The ten lepers: Told for children:
(467) The ten lepers: Told for children - YouTube
🎼 THÁNH CA | 10/11/2021 | MƯỜI NGƯỜI PHONG CÙI - Mạnh Hùng, OP.
(467) 🎼 THÁNH CA | 10/11/2021 | MƯỜI NGƯỜI PHONG CÙI - Mạnh Hùng, OP. - YouTube