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The Good Shepherd
 


Jesus the Good Shepherd calls us by name and cares for us with infinitely tender love.

 
Homily
30 April 2023

 
 
 
The Good Shepherd
 


If I want to be the Lord’s, I have to allow him to be my shepherd; and he is not the shepherd of wolves, He is the shepherd of lambs, meek, humble, kind as the Lord is.

 
General Audience
15 February 2023

 
 
 
The Good Shepherd
 


Jesus is the Shepherd of our lives, who cares for us because he truly loves us.

 
Homily
28 July 2022

 
 
 
The Good Shepherd
 


In Jesus, we are all brothers and sisters, and he is the Shepherd of all.

 
Homily
4 May 2020

 
 
 
The Good Shepherd
 


In his death and resurrection, Jesus will manifest himself as the Lord of History, the King of the Universe, the Judge of all. But the Christian paradox is that the Judge is not vested in the fearful trappings of royalty, but is the shepherd filled with meekness and mercy.

 
Angelus Address
22 November 2020

 
 
 
The Good Shepherd
 


Take me upon your shoulders, Good Shepherd; loved by you, I will be able to love my brothers and sisters and to take them by the hand.

 
Homily
24 December 2018

 
 
 
The Good Shepherd
 


Jesus, the Good Shepherd, safeguards us and leads us lovingly, helping us to cross impervious paths and the sometimes dangerous roads that appear in life.

 
Regina Coeli
12 May 2019

 
 
 
The Good Shepherd
 


The Good Shepherd - Jesus - is attentive to each one of us; he seeks us and loves us, addresses his Word to us, knowing the depths of our heart, our desires and our hopes, as well as our failures and disappointments.

 
Regina Coeli
12 May 2019

 

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