Readings for Sunday February 12, 2012

"I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation"
- Psalm 32
First Reading — The leper will dwell apart, making an abode outside the camp (Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46).
Psalm — I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation (Psalm 32).
Second Reading — Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31 — 11:1)
Gospel — The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean (Mark 1:40-45)

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

†February 12, 2012

Jesus' Way

Today's readings present a contrast between "Jesus' way" and the "old way." An example of the old way is the law given to Moses and Aaron about leprosy: the leper was unclean and cast out of the community. Jesus' way is the opposite: the leper is reached out to, touched, and finally cured.

Nor ought we think of the "old way" as restricted to the days of Moses and Aaron, or even to the "old" testament. The difference between the old way and Jesus' way arises in own lives. We still choose, every day, to live in our old way or in Jesus' way.

Jesus dared to touch a leper, disregarding the old way. The leper then was changed forever. He felt a calling. He couldn't keep himself from proclaiming that he had been touched by Jesus (even though Jesus told him not to!). Once Jesus touches us, we are called to proclaim his way.

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