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Christ the Good Shepherd , Murillo, c.1660 [ Web Gallery of Art ] Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) Gospel  John 10:27-30  (Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition) Jesus said: ‘My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one.’ I know nothing about tending sheep and until I looked at the video above never quite understood the reality of the words of Jesus in today's gospel:    ‘My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me' . An extraordinary example of the power of words is a story involving  Fr Willie Doyle SJ , the army

Pope Benedict's Prayer Intentions for August 2012 General Intention Prisoners.   That prisoners may be treated with justice and respect for their human dignity. Missionary Intention Youth Witness to Christ.   That young people, called to follow Christ, may be willing to proclaim and bear witness to the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Posted by  Fr Seán Coyle  at  11:46