The One Who Returned: Gratitude, Healing & Holiness (Luke 17:11–19)

Scripture

• Luke 17:11–19

About this sermon

In today’s Gospel (Luke 17:11–19), ten lepers cry out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”—and all are healed. Only one returns to give thanks. This brief but beautiful passage reveals the heart of Christian discipleship: not just asking for help, but returning to the Lord in gratitude and relationship. In this homily, we reflect on: • How conversions often begin with recognizing our spiritual sickness and asking Jesus for mercy. • Why faith can fade into complacency—and how to keep a steady prayer life and daily virtues. • St. Francis de Sales’ “seasons of the soul” and what to do in distraction, dryness, and zeal. • The personal love of God—how Jesus rejoices when we “come back” to Him, especially at Holy Mass and in Holy Communion. 📖 Scripture: Luke 17:11–19 (The Ten Lepers) ⛪ Topic: Gratitude, Holy Mass, Prayer Life, Virtue, St. Francis de Sales 00:00 – Intro & Sign of the Cross 00:19 – “In the name of the Father…”: Opening & context 00:33 – The Ten Lepers: asking for mercy, being healed 01:00 – Faith & obedience: healed “on the way” 02:00 – Our spiritual sickness & Christ’s mercy 03:31 – Beyond Sunday: responsibilities of choosing Jesus 04:23 – Daily prayer, virtue, resisting vice 05:04 – St. Francis de Sales: “seasons of the soul” 06:12 – Strong ways to remain in Christ’s love 06:40 – Only one returns: gratitude that saves 07:06 – Coming back to Jesus at Holy Mass 08:01 – God’s personal love & consolation 09:01 – Thanksgiving at Holy Communion 09:34 – Final blessing For more on the ICKSP parishes in Ireland, & to donate to them, please click here https://institute-christ-king.ie/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest https://icksp.org.uk/blog/at-our-mission-in-gabon/ #GospelReflection #Catholic #Homily #Gratitude #HolyMass #Eucharist #Luke17 #TenLepers #PrayerLife #CatholicSpirituality #StFrancisDeSales #Thanksgiving #ChristianLife #ReturnToJesus #Healing 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Holiness
• Gratitude
• Healing
• Thanksgiving