"He returned, glorifying God"

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 17:11-19.
As he continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was entering a village, ten lepers met (him). They stood at a distance from him
and raised their voice, 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.
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.
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?"
Then he said to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you."


Commentary of the day : Saint Francis of Assisi
"He returned, glorifying God"

All-powerful, most holy, most high and supreme God, Holy and just Father,
Lord, King of heaven and earth
we thank You for Yourself for through Your holy will and through Your only Son with the Holy Spirit
You have created all things spiritual and corporal and, having made us in Your own image and likeness, You placed us in paradise.
And through our own fault we have fallen.

And we thank You
for as through Your Son You created us
so also, through Your holy love with which You loved us, You brought about His birth
as true God and true man
by the glorious, ever-virgin, most blessed, holy Mary and You willed to redeem us captives
through His cross and blood and death.

And we thank You
for Your Son Himself will come again in the glory of His majesty
to send the wicked ones
who have not done penance and who have not known You into the eternal fire,
and to say to all those who have known You and have adored You
and have served You in penance:
"Come, you blessed of my Father, receive the kingdom,
which has been prepared for you from the beginning of the world" (Mt 25,34).

And because all of us wretches and sinners
are not worthy to pronounce Your name,
we humbly ask that
our Lord Jesus Christ Your beloved Son
in whom You were well pleased
together with the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, give You thanks
as it pleases You and Him for everything,
[He] Who always satisfies You in everything
through Whom You have done such great things for us.
Alleluia!