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| "The Healing of Ten Lepers" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST READING: 2 Kings 5: 14 - 17
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Then Naaman went down, and washed in the Jordan seven times:
according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored,
like the flesh of a little child, and he was made clean.
15
And returning to the man of God with all his train, be came, and
stood before him, and said: In truth, I know there is no other God in
all the earth, but only in Israel: I beseech thee therefore take a
blessing of thy servant.
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But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will
receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused.
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And Naaman said: As thou wilt: but I beseech thee, grant to me thy
servant, to take from hence two mules' burden of earth: for thy
servant will not henceforth offer holocaust, or victim, to other
gods, but to the Lord.
1
Sing ye to the Lord anew canticle: because he hath done wonderful
things. His right hand hath wrought for him salvation, and his arm is
holy.
2
The Lord hath made known his salvation: he hath revealed his justice
in the sight of the Gentiles.
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He hath remembered his mercy his truth toward the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; make melody, rejoice and sing.
8
Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead,
of the seed of David, according to my gospel.
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Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer; but the word of God
is not bound.
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Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they
also may obtain the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with
heavenly glory.
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A faithful saying: for if we be dead with him, we shall live also
with him.
12
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will
also deny us.
13
If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he can not deny himself.
11
And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through
the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
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And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that
were lepers, who stood afar off;
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And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.
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Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it
came to pass, as they went, they were made clean.
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And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with
a loud voice glorifying God.
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And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was
a Samaritan.
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And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the
nine?
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There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this
stranger.
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And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee
whole.
