The good shepherd leads the sheep. A good gospel because we have a new pope. The good shepherd is Jesus, not the pope. We are guided by the holy spirit. Like the sacraments, putting together the visible and the invisible. We see the Eucarist but the body and blood is there. Two important passages from the gospel are the changing the name of Simon and when the church would be built on his rock. The foundation of the church will always remain. The second passage in Luke is when Jesus tells Peter to convert people even though he will betray him. The pope is important for unity. The pope is an instrument for it. We should act like sheep, learning from the pope so that we may be guided. Pope Leo XIV chose the motto of in the one we are one reminding us to be unified. May we also be a sign of unity and may he be guided and helped by our prayers. Amen
