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4/17/2016

4th Sunday of Easter

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4th Sunday of Easter - Cycle C 
 
The first and second readings today illumine the meaning of Jesus’ title “Good Shepherd,” and the meaning of his assertion in the Gospel that he knows his sheep and they follow him.
 
This does not simply refer to following his teachings in this life. The Good Shepherd, who died for the sheep, shepherds them through death and beyond its grasp to the life that conquers all death.
 
“I know them,” he says. He knows our life and the pain of our death. “They follow me,” he says.
 
We follow him to the exalted glory of a life, in our human body and soul, that will be freed from the corruption of sin and death, and indeed that will include our own resurrection from the dead.
 
The first reading speaks about the proclamation of this gift, and the way in which people both accept and reject it.
 
The second reading shows the end result of this gift – a multitude from every nation, risen from the dead, gathered around the throne and the Lamb, sharing his life forever.
 
God is not indifferent to the power of death over his people. “No one can take them out of my hand.” He vigorously defends us against the power of death.
 
As the people who have accepted his life and who follow him, we too defend our brothers and sisters from the grip of death.
 
The proclamation in today’s readings is the very foundation of the culture of life and the pro-life movement.
 
Peace and Blessings,                                                Fr. Ken


IV Domingo de Pascua - Ciclo C 
 
La primera y segunda lectura de hoy iluminan el significado del título "Buen pastor" de Jesús y el significado de su afirmación en el evangelio de que él conoce a sus ovejas y que ellas lo siguen.
 
Esto no se refiere simplemente a seguir sus enseñanzas en esta vida. El buen Pastor, quien murió por las ovejas, pastoreándolas hacia la muerte y arrancándolas se sus garras hacia la vida que conquista a toda muerte.  
 
"Yo las conozco," él dice. Conoce nuestra vida y el dolor de nuestra muerte. "Me siguen," él dice.
 
Lo seguimos a la gloria exaltada de una vida, en nuestro cuerpo humano y el alma, que será liberada de la corrupción del pecado y la muerte, y que además incluirá nuestra propia resurrección de entre los muertos. 
 
La primera lectura habla sobre la proclamación de este obsequio y de la manera en que la gente lo acepta y  lo rechaza.
La segunda lectura muestra el resultado final de este regalo – una multitud de cada nación, resucitada de entre los muertos, se reunieron alrededor del trono y el cordero, compartiendo su vida para siempre.
 
Dios no es indiferente ante el poder de la muerte sobre su pueblo. "Nadie puede sacarlos de mi mano." Nos defiende vigorosamente contra el poder de la muerte.
 
Como las personas que han aceptado Su vida y que lo siguen, también defendemos a nuestros hermanos y hermanas de las garras de la muerte.
 
La proclamación de las lecturas de hoy es el fundamento mismo de la cultura de la vida y el movimiento pro-vida.     
Paz y Bendiciones,                                           Padre Ken

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