The following are homilies, images, clipart, video, toon and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year C). The fourth Sunday of Easter is celebrated as the Good Shepherd Sunday and the Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus tells his listeners that His sheep hear His voice and that He knows them and they follow Him. He also tells them that He and the Father are one.
READINGS
FIRST READING: Acts 13:14, 43-52
PSALM: Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5
SECOND READING: Rev 7:9, 14b-17
GOSPEL: Jn 10:27-30
VIDEO
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMQiWdeGDwE
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HOMILIES
- Carers Not Curers [www.bible.claret.org]
In Jesus we find care. He cares so much that he is willing to die for us, his sheep. In this way he becomes the gateway opening up new contact with the Father for us. He is also compassionate. The thing that distinguishes him from the pharisees and the other leaders of his time is that he is compassionately present to all situations. Read more… - My Sheep Hear My Voice [dailyscripture.net]
The Lord does not spare us from all trouble. In this life we will experience pain, suffering, sickness, and death. But through these the Lord will lead us to ultimate victory and safety in his everlasting home. Even in the midst of our sufferings we can find a peace and security which no one can give except God alone. Read more… - 4th Sunday of Easter [www.catholicmatters.com]
Today we are once more reminded of this one basic and solid fact of life. We are destined for an eternal life. Our Good Shepherd, Christ our Savior, promised to give us this eternal life, if we listen to his voice and follow him. Any sane man or woman who knows this true fact of life can turn a very deaf ear to the modem vendors of false, temporary happiness. Read more…
SLIDE PRESENTATION
The following presentation can be downloaded here.
GOSPEL TOON
By ReverendFun
IMAGES
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My Sheep Hear My Voice by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Beeeeeee by Pasotraspaso
Shepherd by Ingirogiro
CLIPART
by Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón (Perú)
by Maximino Cerezo
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