Good Shepherd Sunday – First Communion Sunday 2019 Today is the first time we have had Good Shepherd Sunday also as our First Communion Sunday. What a special day it is for all of us! We recall the greatest day of our lives when we received Our Lord for the first time in Holy Communion. Christ, the Good Shepherd, leads His sheep in the Faith, takes care of them by the sacraments and feeds them with His own Body and Blood. We thank Him for His divine love. #20190505K
3rd Sunday after Pentecost 2018 The Sacred Heart is shown to us in the Mass of this Sunday. The texts emphasize the hope of this season symbolized by the color green. Our Lord describes Himself in the Gospel as the Good Shepherd who carries His lost sheep home on His shoulders. St. Peter warns in the Epistle that the devil is an obstacle on our path to heaven and we must know our enemy in order to combat him. He was a murder and liar from the beginning and those are the evidence of his presence in the world today which is seen in recent news items. Despite the dire circumstances we must have hope.
Good Shepherd Sunday 2018 The Church continues to celebrate the Resurrection in the Mass texts for this second Sunday after Easter known as Good Shepherd Sunday. The Epistle and Gospel highlight the beautiful aspect of Christ as the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls. Psalm 22 expresses so well His care and love. The prophet Ezechiel prophesied that Our Lord, Himself, will shepherd His sheep. These are consoling thoughts for all who follow our true Shepherd.
The words of today’s gospel: “I am the Good Shepherd” have a significant meaning for those of us “sheep” who look for protection and guidance from their Shepherd. There is also a reference to the last three chapters of the Book of Isaiah – prophecies relating specifically to the coming of Christ which curiously were deleted from a version of the Old Testament. One can only wonder why this was done. In any case, we should all remember the words of Jesus: “I know mine and mine know me. As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.”
The parables of the lost sheep and the lost drachma in today’s gospel are meant to remind us of the great efforts Our Lord will take to bring lost souls back to His heavenly home. Just as human actors in today’s gospel placed a very high value on their lost items, the value which Our Lord places on our souls is infinitely greater. As Our Lord said, “There will be greater happiness in Heaven over one sinner who repents than over those many who have no need of repentance.” We should always remember the Mercy Our Lord offers us if only we repent of our wrongdoings. Today was also First Communion Sunday and we would be remiss if we did not offer congratulations to the First Communicants and their parents as well as continuing prayers for their success in the Faith.
Good Shepherd Sunday 2015 This is the day we are called to a more perfect life. Our Lord shows Himself to be the Good Shepherd Who truly loves His sheep. Not only does He care for and nourish His flock, but He protects us from attacks, even to the point of giving His life for us. The clergy are meant to be leaders and examples for the faithful, and it is the job of all the faithful to bring more people into the Church. How many countless sacrifices have the missionaries made throughout the centuries to win conversions? We must thank God every day for the gifts we have been given. #20150419K
Sermon From The 2nd Sunday after Easter 2014 St. Peter reminds us in the Epistle for today that our obligation is to become saints. Our Lord compares our relationship with Him to the relationship between Him and His Father. The world mistakenly teaches that life is all about pleasure and worldly goals. We either think as God thinks or as the world does. If we seek the everlasting pleasure of Heaven, rather than the passing pleasures of this life, God will begin to reward us even now. #20140504S
Sermon From 4th Sunday In Lent – Laetare Sunday 2014 On this day of the Golden Rose, the Church is instructed to rejoice. “Rejoice Jerusalem!” Remember that Lent is for the catechumens and penitents, and just like them, we can receive instruction by reading the texts of the Masses for this season. From this Epistle we are prepared for coming persecutions, knowing that Christ will always shepherd His flock no matter what the future may hold. #20140330M
The death of Our Lord was constituted by the shedding of His Precious Blood, but it was the intentionality of the Savior which made that act meritorious. It was His conscious and deliberate consent to the surrender of His life that redeemed us. The feast of the Sacred Heart is the assurance of Christ’s love for us.
The reason why the first communicants dress of for their important day is to reflect the preparation of their souls to receive Our Lord. Christ has promised to all those who receive him in Holy Communion that He will bring them to Heaven and raise up their bodies on the last day. We must renew our trust and gratitude to Our Lord for the great gift of the Blessed Sacrament, and promise to receive Him often throughout our lives. . #20120610
2nd Sunday after Easter 2012 Catholics should be familiar with the lives of the saints, from the great Evangelists like St. Mark, to humble servants like St. Zita.
No one can read the story of the Good Shepherd without feeling some degree of warmth in his heart. This beloved parable followed the cure of the man born blind. First Our Lord describes Himself as the door to the sheepfold, then He shifts the metaphor to refer to Himself as the shepherd. It is the obligation of the shepherd to bring his sheep to pasture so they might eat and drink, but as the Good Shepherd Our Lord declared Himself willing to sacrifice His very life for these creatures who are infinitely beneath Him. This is the obligation of every priest and bishop, to offer his life in order to ward off the enemy and to nourish his flock. This parable is a prophecy that at the end of time all the scattered sheep will be gathered together under the one Good Shepherd, never again to be separated. #20120422
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