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Shared Homily Starter 1st reading: 2 Kings 5.14-17 Psalm 98:1,2-3ab,3cd-4 (R.2b) 2nd reading: 2 Timothy 2.8-13 Gospel: Luke 17.11-19 This Monday is Thanksgiving Day in Canada and Columbus Day in the United States.   Today’s readings relate to the act of giving thanks but could also speak indirectly to the myth of Columbus.   Today’s first reading is a continuation of the story that began with Naaman, a member of the military elite, who suffers from leprosy, and travels from Aram to Israel to seek a cure from the prophet Elisha.   Elisha sends a messenger to tell Naaman to bathe in the Jordan River seven times.   Naaman becomes irate.   Such a demeaning task is beneath him.   To top it off, Elisha doesn’t come to him ─ a man of his station─ but sends a messenger.   Naaman’s servant, having a somewhat cooler head, reminds Naaman that had the task been harder, he would have done it, why balk because it’s easy.   So Naam...