A Shepherd's Voice

 

Bishop Joseph Strickland

 

“A Shepherd’s Voice” Let us begin in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Thank you for joining me for this first episode of “A Shepherd’s Voice.” I thought it was good to begin with the “Glory Be” – a simple but beau...

 

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Jn 1:1-18  – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.  All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not o...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Jn 1:1-18  – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not ov...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Lk 1:67-79  –  Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for He has come to His people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through His prophets He promised of old that He would save us from our enemies, from th...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Mt 1:18-25  – This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with Child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, beh...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Mt 1:1-17  – The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.  Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar.  Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the fath...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Mt 11:28-30   –   Jesus said to the crowds: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For My yoke is easy, and My burden light.”

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Mt 18:12-14  – Jesus said to His disciples: “What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray. In just the same way, it...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Mt 15:29-37  – At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to Him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at His Feet, and He cured them. The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole,...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Lk 10:21-24  – Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to Me by My Father. No one knows...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  LK 21:12-19  – Jesus said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of My Name. It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I Myself shall give you a wisdom in...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  LK 21:5-11 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, “All that you see here– the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.” Then they asked Him, “Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all t...

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel –  Lk 19:11-28    – While people were listening to Jesus speak, He proceeded to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately. So He said, “A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return. He called ten of his servants and gave t...