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#TomorrowIsSunday (EN+ES) | Why is gratefulness important in life?

Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik / 08.10.2022
Return to thank God, San Rufino Assisi, PhotoCredit Sr. Amata CSFN
Return to thank God, San Rufino Assisi, PhotoCredit Sr. Amata CSFN

28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Gospel of Luke 17: 11-19

EN: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100922.cfm

You can download the commentary on the Gospel and beautiful photos:

https://www.academia.edu/88127523/Why_is_gratefulness_important_in_life?source=swp_share

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XXVIII Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, Año C

Domingo, 9 de octubre de 2022

Evangelio de San Lucas 17: 11-19

ES: https://bible.usccb.org/es/bible/lecturas/100922.cfm


1. Introduction

Gratitude is so important in life that even the most important prayer is called “thanksgiving” from the Greek word “eucharisteo.”  In the Gospel, Jesus raises very important questions that also address the issue of our gratitude.

2. Key words

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.

Being a leper is one of life’s greatest tragedies. In addition to a terrible disease, those individuals were left to their own fate. They could not have contact with other people. That’s why they cried out loudly to Jesus for help from afar.

Jesus told them to show themselves to the priests because that was the requirement of the law. Priests were the ones to assess whether leppers were truly free of leprosy and could return to normal life. All the ten lepers from the Gospel passage trusted Jesus, and as they were walking, they were healed.

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.

The Samaritan thanked Jesus. The word used here is “eucharisteo”. The same one from which the word Eucharist is derived. So when we come to the Eucharist we are like the Samaritan who came to thank Jesus.

Jesus is not concerned with the applause of people, but much more. He is concerned with getting a person into a relationship with God, because that is what makes us happy. Whoever is grateful, he or she turns to God.

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?”

Jesus also embarrasses the law-abiding believers. He calls the healed Samaritan a foreigner, literally under the Greek “allogenes” (“allos” – another, “genes” – nation). This is the only place where this word occurs in the New Testament. It was known to Jews because it appeared in an inscription on the wall surrounding the courtyard of the Jerusalem temple. According to this inscription, a foreigner, that is, a non-Jew, was not allowed to enter the courtyard. The penalty for doing so was death. Thus, one who could not approach the temple puts believers in the One God to shame.

Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”

Jesus is not only about healing the body, but about something more. That’s why he said these words.

3. Today

Cicero wrote that gratitude is not only the greatest virtue, but the mother of all other virtues. How do I express gratitude to God and people? Do I have time for God, my parents, my family? Do I also have time for myself? Am I at the Eucharist every Sunday to give thanks for the whole week?

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1. Introducción

La gratitud es tan importante en la vida que incluso la oración más importante se llama “acción de gracias”, de la palabra griega “eucharisteo”.  En el Evangelio, Jesús plantea cuestiones muy importantes que también abordan el tema de nuestra gratitud.

2. Palabras clave

Estaba cerca de un pueblo, cuando le salieron al encuentro diez leprosos, los cuales se detuvieron a lo lejos y a gritos le decían: “Jesús, maestro, ten compasión de nosotros”.

Al verlos, Jesús les dijo: “Vayan a presentarse a los sacerdotes”. Mientras iban de camino, quedaron limpios de la lepra.

Ser leproso es una de las mayores tragedias de la vida. Además de una terrible enfermedad, esos individuos eran abandonados a su suerte. No podían tener contacto con otras personas. Por eso clamaban a Jesús en voz alta pidiendo ayuda desde lejos.

Jesús les dijo que se presentaran ante los sacerdotes porque así lo exigía la ley. Los sacerdotes eran los encargados de evaluar si los leprosos estaban realmente libres de lepra y podían volver a la vida normal. Los diez leprosos del pasaje evangélico confiaron en Jesús y, mientras caminaban, fueron curados.

Uno de ellos, al ver que estaba curado, regresó, alabando a Dios en voz alta, se postró a los pies de Jesús y le dio las gracias. Ese era un samaritano.

El samaritano dio las gracias a Jesús. La palabra utilizada aquí es “eucharisteo”. La misma de la que deriva la palabra Eucaristía. Así que cuando venimos a la Eucaristía somos como el samaritano que vino a dar las gracias a Jesús.

A Jesús no le preocupa el aplauso de la gente, sino mucho más. Le preocupa que la persona entre en relación con Dios, porque eso es lo que nos hace felices. Quien agradece, se dirige a Dios.

Entonces dijo Jesús: “¿No eran diez los que quedaron limpios? ¿Dónde están los otros nueve? ¿No ha habido nadie, fuera de este extranjero, que volviera para dar gloria a Dios?”

Jesús también avergüenza a los creyentes respetuosos de la ley. Llama extranjero al samaritano curado, literalmente bajo el griego “allogenes” (“allos” – otro, “genes” – nación). Este es el único lugar donde aparece esta palabra en el Nuevo Testamento. Era conocida por los judíos porque aparecía en una inscripción en el muro que rodeaba el patio del templo de Jerusalén. Según esta inscripción, un extranjero, es decir, un no judío, no podía entrar en el patio. La pena por hacerlo era la muerte. Así, quien no podía acercarse al templo avergonzaba a los creyentes en el Dios Único.

Después le dijo al samaritano: “Levántate y vete. Tu fe te ha salvado”.

Jesús no sólo trata de curar el cuerpo, sino de algo más. Por eso dijo estas palabras.

3. Hoy

Cicerón escribió que la gratitud no sólo es la mayor virtud, sino la madre de todas las demás virtudes. ¿Cómo expreso mi gratitud a Dios y a las personas? ¿Tengo tiempo para Dios, mis padres, mi familia? ¿Tengo también tiempo para mí? ¿Estoy en la Eucaristía cada domingo para dar gracias por toda la semana?

 

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