Jesus seeks His lost sheep PENANCE We read in the Holy Bible: “Now the publicans [tax collectors] and sinners were drawing near to Him [Jesus] to listen to Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, ‘This Man welcome sinners and eats with them.’ “But He spoke to them this parable, saying, ‘What man of you having a hundred sheep, and losing one of them, does not leaved the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which is lost, until finds it? And on coming home he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, because the I have found my sheep that was lost.” I say to you that, even so, there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over the ninety-nine just who have no need of repentance’ “ (Luke 15, 1-7). EXPLANATION The Good Shepherd seeks His lost sheep The Sacrament of Penance is an action of Christ. It is an action by which the Good Shepherd rescues His lost sheep from sin. A good shepherd tries to protect his sheep from danger---such as danger from wolves, danger from foods, from cliffs and other things that might take the life of the sheep. And if the sheep is caught in a dangerous lace, the good shepherd goes to rescue it. We are the sheep who have fallen into the danger of sin through our own fault. Our Blessed Lord comes to rescue us in the Sacrament of Penance. He stoops down from heaven to pick up His sheep and take us out of danger. The Good Shepherd heals the wounds of His sheep He loves to forgive our sins. No matter how often we fall or how badly we fall, He loves it. Forgiving us gives Him the greatest joy. Our Blessed Lord does not only take the sheep back to the flock. He even heals its wounds. He does this by washing it in His Precious Blood. The Sacrament of Penance is an action of Christ by which He heals the wounds of sin in us by the power of His Precious Blood. Practice: Make frequent use of the Sacrament of Penance.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 07:37:53 +0000
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