MY GOOD SHEPHERD IS JESUS.
FEAST OF ST JOHN EUDES, PRIEST AND FOUNDER.
THE GOODNEWS:
"The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
"Only goodness and kindness will follow me
all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
for years to come." (Psalm 23).
Wednesday August 19th in the 20th Week in Ordinary Time is the feast of St John Eudes. (1601 - 1680).
St John Eudes was a French priest and a gifted preacher.
John took a private vow of chastity at the age of 14 and was ordained a priest at 25. He became a great and talented preacher of the Gospel and an eminent evangelist. St John Eudes had great devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
He founded the Society of Jesus and Mary (Eudists).
He later founded the Order of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge for ex prostitutes.
He was declared by Pope Leo XIII as “father, doctor, and apostle of the liturgical cult of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.”
There is abundance of good food and sweet wine in the Scriptures of today:
1. Ezekiel 34: 1 - 11.
2. Psalm 23: Responsorial.
3. Matthew 20: 1 - 16.
Because of the abundance of current favors the Lord has shown me, I feel moved to shout with David: THE LORD IS MY GOOD SHEPHERD!
In the great teaching of Isaiah we read:
"Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope [WAIT] in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 40: 30-31).
I place my hopes in my Good Shepherd for provision and protection, He has not disappointed me.
The Eucharist is the Sacrament of hope. It is the fulfillment of a promise. "I shall be with you ALWAYS."
Those who wait on the Lord for fulfillment of prayer should be constant at the Eucharist to strengthen their hope.
As prayer strengthens faith, so the Eucharist strengthens hope.
The real, true, bodily, personal Presence of Our Eucharistic Lord is absolute proof of His never-ending and never-changing love for me.
O Lord I trust in You. All my hope is in You!
August is the Month dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Mary says: "In the end. My Immaculate Heart will triumph."
For Prayers of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Litany, Promises of Mary to those who say the Holy Rosary, etc click the link below:
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