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Apr 19, 2024 · Good Shepherd Sunday: A Rookie Anglican Guide. On Good Shepherd Sunday, we both acknowledge that we are sheep who go astray and also glory in the good news that Jesus is our shepherd. Typical features of the day include a collect on the theme of the Good Shepherd and the reading or singing of Psalm 23 or Psalm 100.
May 3, 2020 · Given on Good Shepherd Sunday. 3rd May 2020, in Westminster Cathedral. Today we contemplate Jesus as the Good Shepherd. This is a most lovely and ancient way of coming close to our Blessed Lord.
Apr 22, 2021 · In our Gospel (John 10:11-18), Jesus makes the claim: “I am the Good Shepherd: A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
- The Goodness of Our Shepherd
- Only Jesus Satisfies
- He Knows Us by Name
In John 10, when Jesus proclaims himself the good shepherd, how should we understand this? The Greek word John uses here is kalos, the familiar word meaning beautiful or worthy. But consider for a moment the depth of Jesus’ goodnessas our shepherd. Jesus is the most capable shepherd to care for the sheep. He is of “sufficient quality.” Because he k...
As our shepherd, only Jesus satisfies. Only his presence, only his voice can set our little sheep hearts to beating and tails to wagging. Only his silhouette against the night sky brings us comfort when we are huddled down to sleep in the sheepfold. He is good. And finally, Jesus is the only shepherd who is motivated out of a morally good and selfl...
What binds the multi-faceted goodness of Jesus, our shepherd, together is the intimate and unmatched love he has for each of his sheep. Our collect this week emphasizes this clearly: that he knows each one of us by name and calls us individually away from our wandering and into a life of following his good guidance. The goodness of our shepherd sho...
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Apr 29, 2023 · The Fourth Sunday of Easter is traditionally called “Good Shepherd Sunday” because that is the theme of the Gospel. That had previously been the Gospel of what we today call the Third Sunday...
May 4, 2020 · This fourth Sunday of Easter is often referred to as ‘Good Shepherd’ Sunday. This is because we always have part of John Chapter 10 as our Gospel reading. A large chunk of this chapter is taken up with Jesus talking about himself through the image of being a Good Shepherd.
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Apr 30, 2020 · Fr. Antony Kadavil reflects and comments on the readings of the fourth Sunday of Easter, also called Good Shepherd Sunday. On this Day, the Church marks the World Day of Vocations. (Acts 2:14, 36-41; 1Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10)
