Pope at Regina Coeli: The Good
Shepherd is attentive to each of us
Pope Francis during the Regina Coeli on Sunday called to
mind Jesus presenting himself as the true Shepherd of God's people. He also
wished all Mothers a Happy Mother's Day and recalled that it was the World Day
of Prayer for Vocations
During the Regina Coeli following Mass on Sunday, Pope
Francis focused his attention on the Gospel of the day which recounts the story
of Jesus presenting himself as the true Shepherd of God's people. This Gospel,
he said, “invites us to live our relationship with Christ with full confidence
and familiarity.”
The actions of Jesus
In his address to the faithful in St Peter’s Square, the
Pope recalled the Lord’s words, “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and
they follow Me. I give them eternal life and they will not be lost". The
Pontiff explained, that by reading this sentence carefully, “we see that the
work of Jesus is expressed in a number of actions: He speaks, knows, gives
eternal life, guards.”
The Good Shepherd - Jesus - said Pope Francis, “ is
attentive to each one of us, he seeks and loves us, addressing to us his word,
knowing the depths of our hearts, our desires and our hopes, as well as our
failures and our disappointments."
The Pope went on to say that the verbs and gestures that
describe the way in which Jesus, the Good Shepherd, communicates with us are
matched by the verbs that concern the sheep: "they listen to my
voice", "they follow me".
They are actions, he said, “that show how we must correspond
to the tender and caring attitudes of the Lord.”
Following the recitation of the Regina Coeli, Pope Francis
recalled that it was the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which
this year has as its theme: "The courage to take risks for the promise of
God". He also spoke of his joy in ordaining new priests on Sunday in
St Peter’s Basilica and invited two of those newly ordained to greet and bless
the faithful in the square alongside him.
Mother's Day
To all Mother's the Pope sent warm greetings on this
“Mother’s Day, thanking them for their precious work in raising children and
protecting family values. We also remember, the Pope said, “the mothers who
look down on us from heaven and continue to watch over us with their prayers.”
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