PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Jun 26, 2026 · 5m

Original Post Date: June 28, 2024

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Gospel

Matthew. 8:1-4

When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said,

“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”

He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,

“I will do it. Be made clean.”

His leprosy was cleansed immediately.

Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one,

but go show yourself to the priest,

and offer the gift that Moses prescribed;

that will be proof for them.”

Reflection

This story makes clear that if we see Jesus as who he says he is, if we believe that…