At St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church Sunday, the Rev. Malcolm Burns read the Gospel about a leper begging Jesus to cleanse him. Then he lived it.
“I want to pray with you on my knees, as the leper from the Gospel begged Jesus,� Burns said, moving from the lectern to the lowest altar step. “A leprosy is among us, and priests need to be cleansed.�
Then he knelt and faced the crucifix to lead those attending the noon Mass at the Oyster Bay parish in a special prayer for healing. Moments before his dramatic gesture, Burns talked of his own disillusionment. “I am not even sure I believe in my own life as a priest right now,� he said.[Full Story]
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I loved the nonstandard spelling of “brethren” in the headline to this article!
I didn’t notice that dylan. Must be part of the alternative spelling movement.