And one of the lepers, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, "Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?" Then he said to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you." (Lk 17:11-19)

How important is our weekly gathering to celebrate the Eucharist (literally “to give thanks”): to give thanks for all that Jesus did to save us, to give thanks for all the blessings we have received. In the gospel story of the cleansing of the lepers, all ten lepers were healed, but only one was saved—the one who returned to give thanks to the Lord.