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Fourth Sunday of Easter (Cycle A) "Good Shepherd Sunday"

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The Good Shepherd Lectionary:  49 Reading 1 -  Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Responsorial Psalm -  Psalm 23: 1-6 Reading 2 -  1 Peter 2:20b-25 Alleluia - John 10:14 Gospel -  John 10:1-10 I am the good shepherd, says the Lord! So we have reached the mid-point of the Easter Season and come to what is unofficially known as “Good Shepherd Sunday” because every year at this time we read from John 10, the famous “Good Shepherd Discourse.” For the most part, the readings are focused around the idea of Jesus Christ as our divine Shepherd. But what is a shepherd like? Now, let’s be honest: most of us have never actually spent much time with a literal sheep. We tend to romanticize them as fluffy, docile creatures on greeting cards. Case in point, despite having midwestern farmers as parents, my experience with sheep is limited to petting zoos and the movie Babe … where except for a very talented pig, Shepherds often drive sheep in different directions using dogs to intimidate them...
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Dominican Temporary Profession

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  After making the Temporary Profession (aka Simple Promises in some provinces), you are fully incorporated into the fraternity as a voting member (well ... almost at any rate ... you still can't hold any fraternity offices ... probably because it's all ... well ... temporary).  However ... You can also help with the formation of Postulants (if your continuing formation doesn't conflict with their formation ... which mine did).  In addition,  you can add  O.P.  after your name to signify your membership to the Dominican Order, however put your original title before your name as Mr., Miss, Mrs. or Ms. to distinguish it from the Friars (the Dominican Priests),  Religious Sisters and the Nuns (who live in the cloister or monastery).  Hopefully you are still meeting all of the obligations of the order introduced in the novitiate, perhaps more  consistently with practice.  Other than that, not much changes here except for the depth and ...
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