恭讀聖若望福音 10:1-10
耶穌向猶太人說:「我實實在在告訴你們:凡不由門進入羊棧,而由別處爬進去的,便是賊,是強盜。由門進去的,才是羊的牧人。看門的給他開門,羊聽他的聲音;他按著名字呼喚自己的羊,並引領出來。當他把羊放出來以後,就走在羊前面,羊也跟隨他,因為認得他的聲音。羊決不跟隨陌生人,反而逃避他,因為羊不認得陌生人的聲音。」耶穌給他們講了這個譬喻,他們卻不明白他們所講的是什麼。
於是耶穌又對他們說:「我實實在在告訴你們:我是羊的門;凡在我以先來的,都是賊和強盜,羊沒有聽從他們。我就是門,誰若經過我進來,必得安全;可以進,可以出,可以找著草場。賊來,無非是為偷竊、殺害、毀滅;我來,卻是為叫他們獲得生命,且獲得更豐富的生命。」
—基督的福音。

(Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 10:11-18

11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, 15 as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock, one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again; this charge I have received from my Father.”

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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