Today's Gospel Reading: "My sheep hear my voice"
"My sheep hear my voice"
Photo taken at Westport House, Co Mayo
The Gospel Reading John 10: 22-30
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.’
Sacred Space
You can find a gentle prayer and devotional guide here:
https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2025-05-11/
Christian Art
Reflection on a stunning mosaic from around 425 AD at the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy, Fr Patrick van der Vorst writes:
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says, ‘My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me’. Yet, this is precisely where we often struggle. We are easily distracted, caught up in the noise of daily life, and not always attentive to the voice of the Shepherd. True listening is an act of the heart and mind; it requires silence, patience, and perseverance. We are invited to return again and again to the Gospels, to read, to reflect, and to allow God’s Word to penetrate deeply into our lives, so we can hear God's voice more clearly. Like the mosaic, which reveals greater beauty the longer one gazes upon it, so too does Christ’s voice become clearer when we give Him the time and space to speak. Little by little, through prayer and reflection, we begin to recognise His voice... leading us, guiding us, and reassuring us that we are never alone under the care of the Good Shepherd.
(See https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/john-10-27-30-2025/)
Christian Art
Reflection on a stunning mosaic from around 425 AD at the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy, Fr Patrick van der Vorst writes:
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says, ‘My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me’. Yet, this is precisely where we often struggle. We are easily distracted, caught up in the noise of daily life, and not always attentive to the voice of the Shepherd. True listening is an act of the heart and mind; it requires silence, patience, and perseverance. We are invited to return again and again to the Gospels, to read, to reflect, and to allow God’s Word to penetrate deeply into our lives, so we can hear God's voice more clearly. Like the mosaic, which reveals greater beauty the longer one gazes upon it, so too does Christ’s voice become clearer when we give Him the time and space to speak. Little by little, through prayer and reflection, we begin to recognise His voice... leading us, guiding us, and reassuring us that we are never alone under the care of the Good Shepherd.
(See https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/john-10-27-30-2025/)
