Vatican II In A Year Day 51: LG 6: Old Testament Foreshadowing of the Church
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Feb 20, 2025 A guided reading explores biblical metaphors that foreshadow the Church. Short reflections unpack shepherd and sheep imagery, agricultural symbols like vine and vineyard, and the temple as living stones. The Church is also described as spouse and mother journeying through exile toward final glory.
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Metaphors Reveal Divine Mystery
- Metaphors let the Church express divine mysteries accessible to human minds.
- Fr. Matthew Schneider emphasizes analogy as necessary for speaking about the Church and God.
Christ As The Indispensable Door
- The Church is a sheepfold with one indispensable door: Christ as Good Shepherd.
- Human pastors lead but ultimately point to Christ who continually leads and nourishes the flock.
Good Shepherd In Art And Practice
- Early Christian art favored the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd and it remains common today.
- Fr. Matthew uses contemporary episcopal appointments to illustrate bishops as shepherds under Christ.