Good Shepherd Sunday, Mother's Day World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who comes to his sheep and is recognized by them. May Jesus the Good Shepherd give us the grace to gently lead others to become more aware of God?s love for them. I think we all agree that Pope Francis is such a beautiful example for us of the Good Shepherd. Pope Francis is calling us to serve a purpose greater than ourselves, to get over self-concern and devote ourselves to the concerns of others. The Pope emphatically says that Church leaders must go out to the margins of human life, to where people are actually living, and understand what they are going through before we can offer any solutions that will matter. On Mother's Day, we are grateful to all the mothers of our parish community. You are such wonderful examples to us of how you follow the call of Jesus the Good Shepherd in the ways you lead and love and guide your family. All of us have a vocational story to share. We are grateful for parishioners who have responded to the call of God to be catechists, to be involved in youth ministry, to engage in liturgical ministry, pastoral care, social outreach, our parish governance. We are grateful to our parish staff who are lay ecclesial ministers in our parish community. We are grateful to the women and men of the parish who are vowed religious and who are discerning this call in their life. We are grateful for the ministry of the permanent deacons and those discerning this role. We are grateful to our senior priests. What are the voices we hear that help us to discern God?s call and what voices do we hear that prevent from recognizing the voice of Jesus as the Good Shepherd of our lives? May we pray today for the grace to recognize the call of Jesus the Good Shepherd of our lives.