HIS HEART WAS MOVED WITH PITY FOR THEM,FOR THEY WERE LIKE SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD;
AND HE BEGAN TO TEACH THEM MANY THINGS.
Jesus Christ is the perfect model of the good shepherd who is constantly bent on seeking the good of his flock. All His attention, His time, His resources are at their service. Full of compassion and understanding for their needs, He nourishes them with His care and His word, unmindful of His own needs.
The shepherds of the Church and all those who have the task to care for others cannot be different. Chosen and empowered to carry out the role of the Divine Shepherd, they are expected to imitate the Master, in a constant effort to overcome their own weaknesses and limitations and bring about the good of those entrusted to their care. In this Mass, let us remember them in a special manner.
The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat. So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
Euchalette, 19 July 2009
WORD AND LIFE PUBLICATIONS
MCPO Box 1820, Makati City, Philippines
People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
Euchalette, 19 July 2009
WORD AND LIFE PUBLICATIONS
MCPO Box 1820, Makati City, Philippines
