THE INTIMACY OF THE SHEPHERD | The Word Exposed with Cardinal Tagle (April 30, 2023)

THE INTIMACY OF THE SHEPHERD | The Word Exposed with Cardinal Tagle (April 30, 2023)

Today is the fourth Sunday of Easter, which is also celebrated as Good Shepherd Sunday. In today's gospel, Jesus describes the difference between the shepherd and thieves and robbers.

Thieves and robbers do not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but would climb over elsewhere. The shepherd, on the other hand, enters through the gate because the gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep knows him. They know and recognize his voice. Only his voice will they follow. Friends, Jesus is reminding us that first, the relationship of the shepherd and the sheep is rooted in their familiarity with each other.

And secondly, in order for the shepherds to truly fulfill their vocation to lead and care for the sheep, they need to pass through the gate, which is Jesus himself. Each of us is invited to become a shepherd, whether through formal means or not. And in our fulfillment of this mission to lead and care for others, do we follow the way of Jesus?


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The Word Exposed with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples reflects on Sunday's Mass readings each week. From the Vatican, produced by Jesuit Communications.

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