Category: Jesus the Good Shepherd

CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Christ the Good Shepherd” – Saint Gregory the Great/VaticanVa

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“I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own – by which I mean, I love them – and My own know Me. In plain words: those who love Me are willing to follow me, for anyone who does not love the Truth has not yet come to know it. * * * … by the Love with which He dies for His sheep He shows how greatly He Loves His Father. Again He says: My sheep hear My Voice, and I know them; they follow Me, and I give them Eternal Life. … If anyone enters the sheepfold through Me he shall be saved …. He will enter into a life of Faith; from Faith he will go out to vision, from belief to contemplation, and will graze in the good pastures of Everlasting Life. So our Lord’s sheep will finally reach, their grazing ground where all who follow Him in simplicity of heart will feed on the Green Pastures of Eternity. These pastures are the Spiritual Joys of Heaven. There the elect look upon the face of God with unclouded vision and feast at the banquet of life for ever more. Beloved brothers, let us set out for these pastures …. From a homily on the Gospels by Saint Gregory the Great, Pope (Hom. 14. 3-6: PL 76, 1129- 1130)”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[Christ the Good Shepherd] – Homily on the Gospels” – Saint Gregory the Great, Pope/ VaticanVa/ Divine Office

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“… Ask yourselves whether you belong to His Flock, whether you know Him, whether the light of His Truth shines in your minds. I assure you that it is not by faith that you will come to know Him, but by love; not by mere conviction, but by action. John the Evangelist is my authority for this statement. He tells us that anyone who claims to know #God without keeping His #Commandments is a liar. … our Lord’s sheep will finally reach, their grazing ground where all who follow Him in simplicity of heart will feed on the green pastures of eternity. … the spiritual joys of Heaven. There the elect look upon the Face of God with unclouded vision and feast at the Banquet of Life for ever more. Beloved brothers, let us set out for these pastures where we shall keep joyful festival with so many of our fellow citizens. May the thought of their happiness urge us on! Let us stir up our hearts, rekindle our faith, and long eagerly for what heaven has in store for us. To love thus is to be already on our way. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Homily, 4th Sunday of Easter 2014 – Fr. Christopher Wyvill/ St. Anselm’s Abbey

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“… What about us? Hopefully we do understand what #Jesus is trying to tell us. We heard at the end of the first reading from St. Peter’s letter: “… you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls. Shepherding connotes actions like guarding, mentoring, guiding, providing for and protecting those in one’s care. We can see that richness in the metaphors of psalm 23, where the shepherd provides water and green pasture for his flock, is a guide who knows and leads them safely even through dark valleys. Then is a host who prepares a meal for his guests and offers them hospitality for the rest of their lives.

The Son of God incarnate, Jesus of Nazareth, fulfilled all of these roles in his earthly life and continues to do so now seated in glory. He also invites each of us to follow his example of self-emptying in order to rise to that new full life he promised to give. …”

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