PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS; PROTAGONISTS OF THE DREAM OF GOD. (HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR C-GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY/ VOCATION SUNDAY
THEME: PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS; PROTAGONISTS OF THE DREAM OF GOD . ( HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR C- GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY/ VOCATION SUNDAY 1st reading:Acts 13:14, 43-52 2nd reading:Rev 7:9,14-17 Gospel: John 10:27-30 On this day, the 8th of May, 2022 which is the 4th Sunday of Easter, also called the Good Shepherd Sunday, the Church celebrates the 59th World Day of Prayer and Promotion for Vocations; vocations to the priesthood and religious life. This celebration was established in the year 1963 by Pope Paul VI, designating the place of religious life and the priesthood in the church and to the whole world. Thus, today can likewise be referred to as “Vocation Sunday”. Pope Francis in his message for this 59th World Day of Prayer for Vocations on the theme “Called to Build the Human Family” noted in his message to priests and religious that when we speak of “vocation,” it is not just about choosing this or that way of life, or devoting one’s life to a cert...