"身為父母, 我們的孩子就是我們的羊, 父母是孩子的牧者; 身為主管, 我們的屬下就是我們的羊群, 主管就是牧者.......如此我們都要以一顆愛護的心, 來帶領與教養~"
讀經一（我們要轉向外邦人。）
恭讀宗徒大事錄 13:14,43-52
那時候，保祿和巴爾納伯，由培爾革經過各處，到了丕息狄雅的安提約基雅。安息日，他們進了會堂，坐下。有許多猶太人和歸依猶太教的虔誠人，隨從了保祿和巴爾納伯。兩人同他們談話，勸他們務要堅持天主的恩寵。下一個安息日，全城的人幾乎都聚集起來，要聽天主的聖道。猶太人一看見這麼多人，就滿懷嫉妒，反對保祿所講的，且加以辱罵。保祿和巴爾納伯卻放膽地說：「天主的聖道，本來應該先講給你們聽，但因你們拒絕接受，並斷定自己不配得永生。看！我們就要轉向外邦人，因為主如此命令我們，說：『我已立你作為外邦人的光明，使你成為救恩，直到地極。』」外邦人聽了，都很喜歡，讚美主的聖道。那些被預定獲得永生的人，就都信了。主的聖道遂傳遍了那地方。猶太人卻挑唆敬畏天主的尊貴婦人，及城中要人，發動迫害保祿和巴爾納伯，把他們驅逐出境。兩人就當著他們拂去腳上的塵土，往依科尼雍去了。門徒都充滿喜樂和聖神。──上主的話。
答唱詠 詠 100:1-2,3,5
眾：我們是天主的子民，是祂牧場的羊群。
領：普世大地，請向上主歡呼，要興高采烈地事奉上主；走到上主面前，應該歡呼！
眾：我們是天主的子民，是祂牧場的羊群。
領：你們應該明認雅威就是天主，祂造成了我們，我們非他莫屬，是祂的子民，是祂牧場的羊群。
眾：我們是天主的子民，是祂牧場的羊群。
領：因為上主良善寬仁，祂的慈愛直到永恆，祂的忠信世世常存。
眾：我們是天主的子民，是祂牧場的羊群。
讀經二（羔羊要牧放他們，要領他們到生命的水泉。）
恭讀聖若望默示錄 7:9,14-17
我、若望，看見有一大夥群眾，沒有人能夠數清，是來自各邦國、各支派、各民族、各異語的；他們都站在寶座和羔羊面前，身穿白衣，手持棕櫚枝。長老中有一位告訴我，說：「這些人是由大災難中來的，他們曾在羔羊的血中，洗淨了自己的衣裳，使衣裳雪白，因此，他們得以站在天主的寶座前，且在祂的殿內，日夜事奉祂。那坐在寶座上的，也必要住在他們中間。他們再也不餓，再也不渴；烈日和任何炎熱，再也不會損傷他們，因為，那在寶座中間的羔羊，要牧放他們，要領他們到生命的水泉；天主也要拭去他們眼上的一切淚痕。」──上主的話。
福音前歡呼
領：亞肋路亞。
眾：亞肋路亞。
領：主說：我是善牧，我認識我的羊，我的羊也認識我。
眾：亞肋路亞。
福音（我把永生賜給我的羊。）
恭讀聖若望福音 10:27-30
那時候，耶穌說：「我的羊聽我的聲音，我也認識他們，他們也跟隨我；我把永生賜給他們，他們永遠不會喪亡；誰也不能從我手中，把他們奪去。我父把羊群賜給我，他超越一切，為此，誰也不能從我父手裡，將他們奪去。我與父原是一體。」──上主的話。
反省1
在福音中，耶穌常常以牧人和羊群的比喻來描述祂和我們的關係，而且反復強調說牧人認識、帶領、關愛羊群，並願意為羊捨棄生命，與此同時，祂也強調說羊會聽牧人的聲音並跟隨他。可見，在我們追隨耶穌善牧的道路上，學會聆聽祂的聲音、認識祂的面容並跟隨祂是多麼的重要。尤其當我們在面對各種雜音和紛爭時，就更需要有一位善牧來引導我們走向青綠的草場和溪水旁。要做到這一點，我們不但需要常常同耶穌善牧在一起，也需要和同屬一牧一棧羊群的其他弟兄姐妹們保持合一共融，互相扶持、彼此鼓勵。（「我靈讚頌主 iBreviarium」── 樂仁出版社供稿）
反省2
「我的羊聽我的聲音，我也認識他們，他們也跟隨我」，一群是耶穌的羊群，另一群是拒絕相信耶穌的人。
我們是屬於哪一群呢？如果我們真的屬於基督的羊群，那麼我們的生命有穿上基督嗎？穿上基督，就是聽從善牧的聲音。在每次閱讀聖言和默想時，在每次祈禱和信徒聚會時，在每次參加彌撒聖祭，領受基督的聖體聖血時，我們都可以聽到祂的聲音。
既是主的羊群，我們就該聽從祂的聲音，並且背負自己的十字架跟隨耶穌。但是，我們不用害怕，因為善牧耶穌已經為我們開路了。而且，祂親自許諾：「我把永生賜給他們，他們永遠不會喪亡」，因此我們確定是在天主手中，沒有人可以將我們從祂手中奪去。
當然，有時候我們也會聽從別的聲音，迷失方向，甚至忘記了善牧的說話，但是祂總是不嫌其煩地尋回我們。為此，我們要坦承自己的無知、貧乏、軟弱，需要仰望天主，看見天主的豐盛與恩寵。因為只有真實認識天主的，才能認識自己；也只有真實認識自己的，才能真實認識天主。
實踐
在今天，基督徒要持守信仰是多麼不容易，尤其面對這麼多打擊、誤會、我們自己的軟弱、撒殫的誘惑、世界的挑戰等等。為此，保祿和巴爾納伯勸勉信眾「務要堅持天主的恩寵」，顯得相當有意思。永生雖然是耶穌的恩賜，但我們也要發奮努力，積極爭取。祈求天主聖神堅強我們的信德，使天主的話在我們心中不斷發揮效力，保守我們常活在天主的恩寵內，不致失落救恩。
08 May 2022 Catholic Mass Bible Reading https://youtu.be/pcUxypYkUY0
First reading Acts 13:14,43-52
Paul and Barnabas carried on from Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went to synagogue on the Sabbath and took their seats. When the meeting broke up many Jews and devout converts joined Paul and Barnabas, and in their talks with them Paul and Barnabas urged them to remain faithful to the grace God had given them. The next sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of God. When they saw the crowds, the Jews, prompted by jealousy, used blasphemies and contradicted everything Paul said. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly. ‘We had to proclaim the word of God to you first, but since you have rejected it, since you do not think yourselves worthy of eternal life, we must turn to the pagans. For this is what the Lord commanded us to do when he said: I have made you a light for the nations, so that my salvation may reach the ends of the earth.’ It made the pagans very happy to hear this and they thanked the Lord for his message; all who were destined for eternal life became believers. Thus the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside. But the Jews worked upon some of the devout women of the upper classes and the leading men of the city and persuaded them to turn against Paul and Barnabas and expel them from their territory. So they shook the dust from their feet in defiance and went off to Iconium; but the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 99(100):1-3,5
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing for joy.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the sheep of his flock.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Indeed, how good is the Lord, eternal his merciful love. He is faithful from age to age.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
Second reading Apocalypse 7:9,14-17 7
I, John, saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands. One of the elders said, ‘These are the people who have been through the great persecution, and because they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb, they now stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his sanctuary; and the One who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. They will never hunger or thirst again; neither the sun nor scorching wind will ever plague them, because the Lamb who is at the throne will be their shepherd and will lead them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.’
Gospel Acclamation Jn10:14
Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my own sheep and my own know me. Alleluia!
Gospel John 10:27-30
Jesus said:‘The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life; they will never be lost and no one will ever steal them from me. The Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone, and no one can steal from the Father. The Father and I are one.’
Gospel of the Lord
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5月8日 自由分享我們的知識
我們常認為自己懂得不夠多，所以不告訴別人。我們甚至遲疑把自己知道的告訴人，怕講了以後，就沒什麼可再說的了。
這種心態使得我們焦慮、隱瞞、霸佔、多疑。不論別人什麼時候求問，我們若勇於分享我們所知道的一切，就會發現我們知道的其實並不少。只有不吝於分享自己的知識之泉，才能知道泉源是多麼的深邃。~盧雲神父
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凡是能夠學習天主的道理的人是有福的
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