Lepers teach us about prayer

Lepers teach us about prayer October 12, 2025, XXVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear brothers and sisters, from the passage of the Gospel of Luke of Sunday, October 12, which relates to us about the episode of the ten lepers healed by Jesus and, in particular, of the Samaritan, the only one, of the ten who, finding himself cured, returns back to Jesus to thank Him, it seems to us that we can get three lessons for our spiritual life. Actually, leprosy, this terrible disease, has often been used as a metaphor to describe the devastating effects of sin on our being. Humbly recognizing our situation as sinners is the first lesson that comes to us from lepers. As they were aware of the terrible disease that afflicted them and that disfigured their body, we too must recognize that sin in our life degrades and disfigures our dignity as human beings and children of God. Invoking with faith healing from God, Who manifests the power of his merciful love in Jesus his Son, it is the second lesson that comes to us from lepers. The third lesson is the result of Jesus' liberation from the "leprosy" of sin. Indeed, the Lord, freeing us from the prison of our selfishness, fills our hearts of joy transforming our lives into a hymn of victory, thanksgiving and eternal praise to God our Savior