Dig Deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 17:11–19

“It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father most holy …”[1]

These words may be familiar to us, as they are often prayed over us during Mass, so well-known that we could almost recite them in our sleep.

Yet, how often do we ponder what they actually mean?

This week’s Sunday gospel can shed some light for us.

In Luke 17, we encounter ten lepers who call out to Jesus for pity and m...