25/04/2021
Good Morning beloved.
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTERTIDE
April 25, 2021
Good Shepherd,
you reveal your love for all and call them by name:
grant that all who hear your voice
may follow where you lead;
for you live and reign
in the unity of the Blessed Trinity, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Readings:
Acts 4:5-12
Psalm 23
1 John 3:16-21
John 10:11-18
Daily Meditation:
I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep and mine know me. - Jn 10:14
He is the stone rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
There is no salvation through anyone else,nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved.” Acts 4
The gospel in which Jesus tells us that he is our Good Shepherd can be quite personal.
He knows the people, and we know that other "shepherds" are not reliable.
He knows us and we know him.
He laid down his life for us.
As we continue to celebrate Easter, we give thanks for his guiding, protective love.
And, we ask for the grace to share in his ministry of that kind of love for our loved ones and our brothers and sisters who have been scattered.
Look upon your flock, kind Shepherd, and be pleased to settle in eternal pastures
the sheep you have redeemed by the Precious Blood of your Son.
- Prayer after Communion
Today's Daily Reflection
Intercessions:
God the almighty Father raised Jesus as the firstborn from the dead, and made him our Savior. Let us call upon him, saying:
Give us, Lord, the glory of your Son.
All-holy Father, you brought your beloved Son Jesus from the darkness of death into the splendor of your glory,
- bring us also into your marvelous light.
You have given us faith to save us,
- may we live by the faith of our baptism.
You command us to seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at your right hand,
- do not let us be deceived by the allurements of sin.
May our life, hidden with Christ in you, our Father, shine before the world,
- foreshadowing a new heaven and a new earth.
Closing Prayer:
Loving Shepherd,
You love me and watch over me always, in my joys and in my pain.
Help me not to be deceived by the world around me.
Thank you for the great gift of your love and protection
and for my faith in you, which shapes my life.
May my heart be open to an awareness of your great love
and may we carry that love to those we pass each day who need it the most.
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Have a wonderful blessed Sunday🙏
