Scripture
Mass – First ReadingEzekiel 34:11–12, 15–17
Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I myself will seek my sheep, and I myself will visit them.
Just as a shepherd visits his flock, in the day when he will be in the midst of his sheep that were scattered, so will I visit my sheep. And I will deliver them from all the places to which they had been scattered in the day of gloom and darkness.
I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord God.
I will seek what had been lost. And I will lead back again what had been cast aside. And I will bind up what had been broken. And I will strengthen what had been infirm. And I will preserve what was fat and strong. And I will feed them on judgment.
But as for you, O my flocks, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, among rams and among he-goats.
Text: Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV) · Mass – First Reading