The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-11
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
WILL SAVE FLOCK
Parallels of Gospel Are Object
Lessons, Says Father
Brennan.

Rev. w. K. Ryan officiated at the s
o'clock mass and Bishop Seaman at the
9 o'clock observance at st. Mary's
cathedral yesterday. Rev. D. Slattery
sung the high mass. The sermon at
high mass was preached by Rev. T.
Brennan, his subject being THE Good
Shepherd" He pictured all searching
for the Good Shepherd who is Christ.
All the parallels of the gospel are
object lessons. he said, intended to i'm
press some striking truths, principally
love and mercy. No shepherd was ever
more sOlicitiOus for his lost sheep than
was Christ for the sinner who strayed
away from the paths of virtue. Through
| the silence of the night and the hum OF
the day the Shepherds care is for His
sheep, and II one or more stray from
the flock into the thOrry thickets or gu,
on the rocks that frown above the
EaWhlhg ABYSS, the shepherd seeks
those strayed sheep and brings them to
safety and security. Ii the good human
shepherd Is so Vigilant and careful how
much more care and love will not the
Divine Shepherd exert over his sheep,
| in whom beats an immortal soul, whose
years are eternal, and whose end is
heaven2
The Good Shepherd knows his sheep
contains a hidden lesson that points out
the nobility of the soul and the sub
Unity of mans end. All nature is
/ directed by the providence of God is
| supervised by His all-Seeing eye and
sustained by His omnipotence, but ALL
| from the tiniest insect to the most
| fierce and long-lived beast OF the forest
are mortal To man alone and angels
| is immortality guaranteed.
Great painters have given us many
/ beautiful pictures of the Savior. Some
| represent Him in his agony and humil-
| iauOn, some in the exercise of His
mercy and love. and others in His power,
| glory and victory over sin and death,
/ but there Is none so touching or APP
pealing as that of the Good Shepherd
| carrying the lost sheep-the sinner
| on his shoulder. To the superficial OBJ
| server there is nothing but a human
| figure and a sheep excellently painted
| in canvas, but to the close observer,
whose faith points to the future, whose
| hope rests on the mercy and love of
| the shepherd of mems souls that paint
/ ing represents more, because it silently
breathes of divine love. care and solicit
/ tude.
THE human shepherd knows his flock.
/ the weaklings and the strong. To the
| former he pays special attention. So
with our Divine Lord. Over all the
sheep he watches with special care, but
| the weaklings ne takes to His loving
heart and pOurS the healing medicine
| upon their wounds
They that are in good health have
no need of the physician
| Compare this action of Christ wit
/ that of the world when man or woma
violates some law that governs III
/ club, society or institution of whicl
| they are members They are dismem-
| bered and become outcasts They can
not return to the fold of their former
| brotherhood. Once again compare this
| with the mercy and 'ove shown by the
crucified Christ on Calvary towards the
penitent thief hanging beside Him on
| the cross. who says:
go, Lord, am not worthy to be in
| thy society. Thou art Just and holy
| and / am an outcast a strayed sheep
/ but sometimes remember me in thy
| kingdom
| Listen to the answer of the offended
Deity. o. what consolation and hope
for the erring sheep and prodigal soul
! Amen l say to three: this day thou shalt
| be with me in paradise