28 C Sunday Homily, Luke 17:11-19, October 12, 2025
1) STORY
John died and
went to heaven where he was greeted by St. Peter who then gave him a tour of
heaven. Peter showed him a large room
divided into three sections where angels were working. Peter explained that the first section was the
receiving section where prayer requests from earth were received. There were many angels working on these
requests. The second section was the
packaging and delivery section where many angels were busy sending blessings to
earth. The third section was the thank
you section where people sent God their thanks for blessings received. There was only one angel working there with
very little to do. Peter said many are
blessed but few thank God for his blessings.
2) GOSPEL, Luke
17:11-19
A) Ten lepers
asked to be cured and Jesus cured them all. This had a profound effect on their
lives.
B) Only one of
the ten came back to thank Jesus for his curing them.
3) APPLICATION TO LIFE
A) Just as the
lepers were blessed with good health, we are also blessed by God.
i) We have
material blessings such as food to eat, water to drink, a place to sleep, the
ability to walk, to talk, to see and to hear.
ii) We have
spiritual blessings. We know Jesus and
love Jesus, we hear the word of God, we receive the Body and Blood of Jesus,
and we have our sins forgiven.
B) We must thank
God:
i) Every day we
say “Thank you Lord for your blessings.”
ii) We should
attend Mass which is the great act of thanksgiving.
iii) We share our
blessings with those in need. This is how we thank God.
4) CONCLUSION
In this story,
many asked God for help and received their requests but few thanked him. Jesus cured ten lepers and only one returned
with thanks. We receive many blessings
from God and must be sure to show our gratitude by thanking him.
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