May 1, 2023
HOLY GOSPEL: John 10:1-10
[Jesus
said:] 1“Very truly, I tell you, anyone
who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by
another way is a thief and a bandit. 2The one who enters by the gate
is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate
for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads
them out. 4When he has brought out all his
own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they
know his voice. 5They will not follow a stranger,
but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of
strangers.” 6Jesus used this figure of speech
with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to
them.
7So again Jesus said to them,
“Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the
sheep. 8All who came before me
are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen
to them. 9I am the gate. Whoever enters by
me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find
pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal
and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”