”As when the shepherd calls his sheep, they know and heed his voice; So when you call your family Lord, we follow and rejoice.”
“Gift of Finest Wheat” has become a staple at Masses in churches all over the world. Written by Robert E. Kreutz (1922-1996), it was first performed at the International Eucharistic Congress in 1976, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is hardly a church congregation that is not familiar with its melodic passages. This weekend we celebrate “Good Shepherd Sunday."
On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, we are asked to pray for more vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. Without priests, there is no Eucharist. Each day a priest is asked to be present in prayer and in person to many. We must always remember to pray for them, and to support them. It is from their hands that we receive the Bread of Life! May Mary, Queen of the Clergy, obtain for us many holy priests.
