Themes: Acceptance; compassion; caring for all; the life of Jesus. Summary: The source for this well-known Bible story is three of the gospels: Matthew 8: 1 - 4, Mark 1: 40 - 45, and Luke 5: 12 - 15.

It depicts lepers standing in front of a bishop, thus tying the healing of the lepers by Jesus to episcopal responsibilities of the time. In the Middle Ages, leprosy still could not be cured. It was ...

This is the only time in Mark’s Gospel where Jesus heals out of pity, showing great compassion by touching the leper. The leper showed great faith in Jesus’ ability to heal him. He said ...