Posted by: Erineus on: February 14, 2009
Mk 1:40-45 – The Cleansing of the Leper Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Leprosy, is a disease caused by the mycobacterium leprae bacteria, this kind of bacterium affects the body’s nervous system, concentrating on the cooler parts of the body. Affected areas are skin, eyes, and muscles in the hands and feet. There are two [...]
Posted by: Erineus on: January 9, 2009
Reflection on Mark 1:44 “It is hard for us today to imagine the awful condition of the leper in New Testament times. He was considered legally dead. But, worse, he was considered morally unclean. Forbidden to enter any walled city-lashed thirty-nine times if he did-he wandered, muffled to the eyes, crying ‘Unclean!’ “Under Jewish law, [...]
