Summary: Jesus had compassion on the crowds and called for more workers to help spread the good news and care for the people, who were lost and in need.
Gospel Acclamation: I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me. (John 10:14)
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”