{"id":411673,"date":"2023-01-18T09:19:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T07:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=411673"},"modified":"2023-01-18T09:19:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T07:19:14","slug":"bishop-ignatie-reflects-on-healing-of-ten-lepers-deplores-entitlement-ingratitude-towards-benefactors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/bishop-ignatie-reflects-on-healing-of-ten-lepers-deplores-entitlement-ingratitude-towards-benefactors\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Ignatie reflects on healing of ten lepers, deplores entitlement, ingratitude towards benefactors"},"content":{"rendered":"

During his homily last Sunday, His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Hu\u0219i spoke about the attitude of those who consider that they deserve everything they receive from others, becoming indifferent to the sacrifice or effort made for them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reflecting on the healing of the ten lepers, Bishop Ignatie said that \u201cin despair and hopelessness, when man sees his own limitations, he humbles himself, obviously and naturally, he can humble himself to obtain what he wants most.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a man gets what he wants, humility, lowliness and gratitude disappear,\u201d the bishop noted, \u201cbecause man is already in possession of what he wanted most.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bishop of Hu\u0219i remembered that we can find ourselves in the same situation as the nine lepers who didn\u2019t return to thank the Saviour for their healing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we want to get something with a lot of ardour, we humble ourselves, precisely in the idea of receiving what the soul wants so much. Then, when we see ourselves with our wishes fulfilled, we no longer turn towards our benefactors. We do not stay close to them, thanking them and being grateful, because, somewhere, deep in our consciousness, we believe that we deserve that gift.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we receive gifts and believe that they are due to us, we no longer need gratitude or humility,\u201d Bishop Ignatie said on January 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can check a man\u2019s character by the way he relates to his benefactors, by the way, he knows how to be close to them, in any kind of circumstance, even if these benefactors end up, at a given moment, becoming the reproach of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe man who knows that he has benefited from someone\u2019s love stays by the side of the one who helped him when he needed it the most. But, unfortunately, many of us fail this test of our character.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people betray their benefactors, slander them and smear their identity, as if they never brought light and hope into their lives. They renounce them, repudiate them from their lives, as if they didn\u2019t even exist,\u201d Bishop Ignatie lamented.<\/p>\n

The Bishop of Hu\u0219i urged the faithful to \u201cfollow the example of the Samaritan, who knew how to turn to his Benefactor and thank Him, express his joy and, above all, tell God that he did not deserve the gift of healing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMay the Lord protect us from entitlement and fill our hearts with gratitude and much thanksgiving,\u201d His Grace Bishop Ignatie said, ending his sermon.<\/p>\n

Photography courtesy of the Diocese of Husi<\/p>\n

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