Gospel (Lk 4,38-44) - At that time, Jesus left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was in the grip of a great fever and they prayed to him for her. He bent over her, commanded the fever, and her fever left her. And immediately she stood up and served them. As the sun went down, all those who had sick people suffering from various diseases brought them to him. And he, laying his hands on each one, healed them. Demons also came out of many, shouting: "You are the Son of God!". But he threatened them and would not let them speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. At daybreak he went out and went to a deserted place. But the crowds were looking for him, they caught up with him and tried to hold him back so that he wouldn't go away. But he said to them: «It is necessary that I announce the good news of the kingdom of God also to the other cities; this is why I was sent." And he went preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

The commentary on the Gospel by Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia

The house in Capernaum where Jesus settled, which tradition recognizes as the house of Peter, is the model for every Christian community. Jesus stays at home until the end of the day, and then notices that all those who have sick people bring them to the door of that house. It is the place where people's needs are gathered, and many come because they know they are welcomed. Thus began the public life of Jesus. A note from the evangelist shows the source from which the healings flow: the prayer of Jesus. Luke writes that Jesus "at daybreak went out and went to a deserted place" to pray. This is where his strength came from. It is a great teaching for every Christian community and for each of us. Addressing our prayer to the Lord means receiving from God the strength of love that transforms and heals. Jesus frees us from the laziness of our habits and leads us with him to communicate the Gospel everywhere in the world and to heal every disease and infirmity.