Christ, the Good Shepherd (Rebroadcast)

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St. Josemaria Escriva, Opus Dei, Christianity, Spirituality, Catholic, Meditation, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Gospel

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🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast, Msgr. Fred Dolan reflects on the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd. The Gospel of John gives us the image of the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. This image captures the selfless, sacrificial love Christ has for each one of us. Further, Msgr. Dolan explains that we too are called to be good shepherds in our ordinary lives. We are called to have a constant concern for souls. He encourages us to pray about our role in the lives of others and stresses the i...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:07.0	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:17.0	I adore you with profound reverence. I ask your pardon for my sins
0:23.6	and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:26.6	My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my father and Lord,
0:33.6	my guardian angel, intercede for me A few images capture the love of Jesus for us
0:44.2	more powerfully than the image of the good shepherd
0:48.9	the Lord himself tells us in the 10th chapter of St. John's Gospel,
0:56.0	I am the good shepherd.
0:59.0	The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
1:04.0	I am the good shepherd.
1:08.0	I know my own and my own know me. As the Father knows me and I know the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me.
1:15.6	As the Father knows me, and I know the Father.
1:20.6	And I lay down my life for the sheep.
1:26.6	Those who heard these words from Jesus for the first time were undoubtedly moved and also perplexed.
1:31.3	They were moved because they had experienced a really good shepherd in their life.
1:38.3	They had seen one. Perhaps some of them were really good shepherds.
1:47.0	Perplexed at the same time
1:52.0	because it is a very strong thing to say that a shepherd will lay down his life for the sheep.
1:58.0	They were to discover some time later how literally the Lord meant that.
2:09.2	There is a very insightful author that you may have come across.
2:13.1	His name is Jean Gallo. That last name is spelled G-A-L-O-T.
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