The Good Shepherd

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  Word of God  
 
Fear not, little flock.
Jesus; Luke 12:32
 


Christ is in our midst...
what have we to fear?

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
We are God's people, the sheep of his flock.
Psalm 100:3
 


By the cross, we, the sheep of Christ,
have been gathered into one flock,
destined for the sheepfolds of heaven.

 
St. Theodorus the Estudite, 8th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want;
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
Psalm 23:1-2
 


Anyone who follows the Good Shepherd with an undivided heart
is nourished in a pasture that is forever green.

 
St. Gregory the Great, 6th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord is my shepherd;
He leads me.
Psalm 23:1,2
 


Lead me to pastures, Lord, and graze with me there.
Whatever I do, let it be in accordance with your will,
now until the end.

 
St. John Damascene, 7th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the good shepherd.
I know mine, and mine know me.
Jesus; John 10:14
 


Time and time again Jesus bears us on his shoulders.
No one can strip us of the dignity bestowed upon us
by this boundless and unfailing love.

 
Pope Francis

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord is my shepherd.
Psalm 23:1
 


The Church is herself, a shepherd.
She seeks the straying, strengthens the week,
heals the sick, binds up the injured.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
You are with me.
Psalm 23:4
 


Continue along the straight and narrow path of duty.
The Lord is your shepherd, you shall want for nothing.

 
The Sacrament of the Present Moment', Jean-Pierre de Caussade SJ

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am with you always.
Jesus; Matthew 28:20
 


Christ is the shepherd who never leaves his flock.

 
Roman Liturgy

 

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