Comment of the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 1,40-45; FEB. 14-2021. the LEPER approaches and begs him on his knees: 'If you want, you can heal me!'

Jesus completely overturns the concept of God that ancient peoples had, even the polytheistic pagans for each of their false gods. Before the preaching of Christ, God is conceived as an Entity with more human than divine characters, that is, he becomes angry, punishes, forgives and intervenes

directly in human affairs, even making His faithful prevail in the struggles and wars of this world.
Thus he favors them and makes them prosper, as well as punishes them or sometimes cruelly subjects them to difficult tests.
In this episode the leper is a person who with his behavior, in the view of the Jews, must necessarily have been sinful and God punished him for being a 'sinner'.
That is, he deserved a very severe punishment, the disease which slowly devours his flesh and eventually will kill him.
The poor man is 'impure' and must keep himself at a certain distance from the others, but despite this he seeks Jesus, and as soon as he sees him he approaches and begs him on his knees: "If you want, you can heal me!".

With the personal apostolate but especially with the example let us try to show the meaning and beauty of an ordinary life, yes, perhaps rich and easy, sometimes difficult and painful too, but always and in any case oriented to the following of Christ.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 1,40-45.

A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean." Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, "I do will it. Be made clean." The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. Then he said to him, "See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them." The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere

Comment of the Gospel Mark 1,40-45;Feb,14-2021.
`How to be or become followers of Jesus Christ in your own situation`
Jesus completely overturns the concept of God that ancient peoples had, even the polytheistic pagans for each of their false gods. Before the preaching of Christ, God is conceived as an Entity with more human than divine characters, that is, he becomes angry, punishes, forgives and intervenes directly in human affairs, even making His faithful prevail in the struggles and wars of this world. Thus he favors them and makes them prosper, as well as punishes them or sometimes cruelly subjects them to difficult tests. In this episode the leper is a person who with his behavior, in the view of the Jews, must necessarily have been sinful and God punished him for being a 'sinner'. That is, he deserved a very severe punishment, the disease which slowly devours his flesh and eventually will kill him. The poor man is 'impure' and must keep himself at a certain distance from the others, but despite this he seeks Jesus, and as soon as he sees him he approaches and begs him on his knees: "If you want, you can heal me!". Like the leper, let us also kneel before the Lord, who if we ask something and if he sees that it behooves us, will grant. Jesus does not punish our offenses, but instead if we try to be His friends He will always help us, when we present ourselves before Him and beseech. He will grant it, even if often we will not be able to realize. We can speak to Him anywhere, even if a Church or a Tabernacle were a thousand miles away, because He is everywhere, to tell Him about our problems and ask to give us strength, or in case even that He forgive our mistakes. And as the healed leper did, let us not tire of thanking him in a loud voice publicly trying to tell everyone the good he does for us. I strive to do so by writing and publishing these comments, which I hope someone will read and be convinced that reading the Gospel, understanding its teaching and meaning - which is not always immediate - and seeking personal holiness in living the ordinary life as a Christian, it will strengthen and help him for this life, and also for the next one. `I'm struggling to put the line my sites in English and Spanish, and I add this comment because I believe it's worth it. Please be patient for the rest` With the personal apostolate but especially with the example let us try to show the meaning and beauty of an ordinary life, yes, perhaps rich and easy, sometimes difficult and painful too, but always and in any case oriented to the following of Christ. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 1,40-45. A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean." Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, "I do will it. Be made clean." The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. Then he said to him, "See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them." The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere Traduzione liturgica della Bibbia

Comment of the Gospel Mark 1,40-45;Feb,14-2021.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 1,40-45.

Comment of the Gospel
Mark 1,40-45;Feb,14-2021.