Good Shepherd Sunday - The Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 26

Fourth Sunday of Easter

April 25 & 26

The Good Shepherd

Each year on the Fourth Sunday of Easter we hear a Gospel story in which Jesus proclaims that he is the Good Shepherd.  As a result this Sunday is called, “Good Shepherd Sunday.”  Our knowing the Good Shepherd takes a lifetime of devotion to and living the Gospel.  When Jesus said, “I know mine and mine know me,” He was reminding us of or deep relationship with Him in the Eucharist.  Our relationship with Jesus is never finished. It needs to grow each day.  It is only in accomplishing that, that we can answer our call to be good shepherds too.

 This Sunday is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.  "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest" (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2).  “St. Raphael the Archangel, pray with us that we will all hear, answer, and live our vocations, for the glory of God and the benefit of other.  Pray also that we will always have priests to heal and help us in the future.”

                                      -Deacon Jim