Sunday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time
See also:
- Gospel Commentary, by Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP
Mass Readings
First Reading – 2 Kgs 5:14-17
Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times at the word of Elisha, the man of God. His flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean of his leprosy. Naaman returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before Elisha and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.” Elisha replied, “As the LORD lives whom I serve, I will not take it;” and despite Naaman’s urging, he still refused. Naaman said: “If you will not accept, please let me, your servant, have two mule-loads of earth, for I will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any other god except to the LORD.”
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 (R. cf. 2b)
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations His saving power.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for He has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for Him,
His holy arm. R.
The LORD has made His salvation known:
in the sight of the nations He has revealed His justice.
He has remembered His kindness and His faithfulness
toward the house of Israel. R.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands:
break into song; sing praise. R.
Second Reading – 2 Tm 2:8-13
Beloved: Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David: such is my gospel, for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory. This saying is trustworthy: If we have died with Him we shall also live with Him; if we persevere we shall also reign with Him. But if we deny Him He will deny us. If we are unfaithful He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Gospel – Lk 17:11-19
As Jesus continued His journey to Jerusalem, He traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As He was entering a village, ten lepers met Him. They stood at a distance from Him and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when He saw them, He said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked Him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”
Featured Saints
St. Abraham, patriarch. Heeding God’s call, he left Ur of the Chaldeans in order to settle in the land to which God led him, and where He promised to make him the father of many nations. For his persevering faith in God’s covenant, St. Paul called him the father of all who believe (Rom 4).
St. Denis, bishop and companions, martyrs, (†third century). First Bishop of Paris, he was decapitated together with the priest Rusticus and the deacon Eleutherius on the hill of Montmartre, in the vicinity of the city. The chapel that was built over his tomb grew into the Abbey of Saint-Denis.
St. John Leonardi, priest (†1609). Founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God, in 1574, and of the Congregation of Christian Doctrine, for the purpose of catechising youth and instructing adults against the errors of the Protestant Reformation. In Rome, he became a a close friend of St. Philip Neri and founded there a seminary for formation of missionary priests.
St. Louis Bertrand, priest (†1581). Spanish Dominican missionary who preached the Gospel to South American Indians and defended them against the abuse of colonizers .
St. Deusdedit, martyr (†c. 834). Abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino, Italy. Imprisoned by order of the tyrant Sicardus, he died as a result of starvation and neglect.
St. Gunther, hermit (†1045). Abandoning all earthly goods, he embraced the monastic life in the Benedictine Order. After some years, he opted for the hermitic life, withdrawing to the forests of Bavaria and Bohemia.
St. Publia (†fourth century). A holy widow of Antioch who lived with a group of consecrated women after after her husband’s death. She suffered flogging by order of Emperor Julian for singing psalms which condemned idolatry.
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