O leper with the lepers,      you united yourself      so thoroughly      with those you served      that you became one of them,      one of the frightful and rejected souls      abandoned by the world      but redeemed by the blood of Christ      through your intercession.      To them you brought the consolation      of government support      and the love of the Lord,      and so, many were inspired      to drag themselves      into your chapel –      pray we join them there,      listening attentively to the Word of salvation      and finding healing for the disease      that eats away at our souls;      help us to embrace the cross      the Lord provides      to lead us on the narrow way      to Heaven.