St. Therese Catholic Church

Reading 1 Ezekiel 34:1-11 The word of the Lord came to me:Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel,in these words prophesy to them to the shepherds:Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the shepherds of Israelwho have been pasturing themselves!Should not shepherds, rather, pasture sheep?You have fed off their milk, worn their wool,and slaughtered the fatlings,but the sheep you have not pastured.You did not strengthen the weak nor heal the sicknor bind up the injured.You did not bring back the strayed nor seek the lost,but you lorded it over them harshly and brutally.So they were scattered for the lack of a shepherd,and became food for all the wild beasts.My sheep were scatteredand wandered over all the mountains and high hills;my sheep were scattered over the whole earth,with no one to look after them or to search for them.Therefore, shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:As I live, says the Lord GOD,because my sheep have been given over to pillage,and because m