FEAST OF STS BLAISE AND ANSGAR, BISHOPS AND MARTYRS.

 FEAST OF STS BLAISE & ANSGAR, BISHOPS & MARTYRS. 

"The Apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.

"He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”

"People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat.

"So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.

"People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them.

"When Jesus disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things." (Mark 6: 30 - 34).

Saturday February 3rd 2024 in the 4th Week of Ordinary Time is the feast of two Bishops: Saints Blaise and Ansgar. Blaise (+ 316). Armenian. Martyred under Emperor Licinius. Blaise is known for his cures of throat ailments.

St Ansgar: (801 - 865). French. Worked in Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Known as the Apostle of the North for his great success in evangelizing these nations.

What does it mean that Jesus is our Good Shepherd? 

Jesus was moved with pity for the welfare of those who followed Him seeking to hear the word of God.  When we seek Jesus, we shall find Him.  When we knock on His door, He shall open for us.

The wise old man gave this testimony worthy of notice:

"Neither in my youth, nor now in old age have I seen the righteous one abandoned or his offspring begging for bread."  (Psalm 37: 25)

If you follow Jesus, trust Him for your welfare and all your provisions.  Jesus knows your deepest needs.

Jesus the Good Shepherd is still with us today. It is in the Eucharist that we experience everything that the Good Shepherd offers.

Jesus says to a mystic:

"Do not the sheep follow the shepherd? Where are the green pastures prophesied by the psalmist king, if not in My Eucharistic presence?" (IN SINU JESU page 55).

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