July 19, 2015: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

After a long line of shepherds who didn't faithfully fulfill their duty, God sends a Good Shepherd, that His people may dwell securely in the land--note that two verses from the first reading from Jeremiah are displayed at the beginning of the movie The Nativity Story.  This Shepherd is Jesus Christ, whose heart is filled with compassion for the needs of His people, as in the story in the Gospel reading when He sees the crowd of people.  As St. Paul writes in the 2nd reading, He even gives His life that we can be brought into God's peace as His one people.