A man full of leprosy.—See Notes on Matthew 8:2-4. The precise description is peculiar to, and characteristic of, Saint Luke, as i…

Who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and brought him, saying, Lord if you will, you can make me clean. And he put forth his hand and touched him.…

St. Ambrose of Milan: The fourth miracle after Jesus came to Capernaum was the healing of a leprous man. But since He illumi…

The very act of touching is significant, especially since lepers were always kept at a distance. Perhaps our contemporary society, having rediscove…

And he put forth his hand and touched him
Having compassion on him, and commiserating his sad case:

This man is said to be full of leprosy. He had that disease to a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by sin. Indeed, we are full of…