Category Archives: 2. The Good Shepherd

Jesus our Good Shepherd became a sheep like one of us except perfectly sinless, so that we could cry out to Him: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:  have mercy on us. Lamb of God, … Continue reading →

This is the Parable of the Good Shepherd as identified by Sofia Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi and given to the Level 1 child in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: “The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep … Continue reading →

Our need for the Good Shepherd, and for good shepherds: And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity.  When he saw … Continue reading →

The title of this post comes from Matthew 12:8.  Here is the first mention of the Sabbath in Scripture: Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.  And on the seventh day God finished … Continue reading →

This astonishing prophesy provides some of the background for the Parable of the Good Shepherd in John 10: The word of the LORD came to me:  “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, … Continue reading →