"LET NO SEDUCTIVE GOOD FORTUNE LEAD US ASTRAY.

HE IS A FOOLISH TRAVELLER WHO SEES PLEASANT MEADOWS

ON HIS JOURNEY AND FORGETS WHERE HE IS GOING."

                                   - Saint Gregory the Great

＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊     

1 Corinthians 3:18-23

Do not deceive yourselves.

If anyone of you considers himself wise in the ways of the world, let him become a fool,

so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's eyes.

To this, Scripture says: God catches the wise in their own wisdom.

It also says: The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is useless.

Because of this, let no one boast about human beings, for everything belongs to you;

Paul, Apollos, Cephas life, death, the present and the future.

Everything is yours, and you, you belong to Christ, and Christ is of God.

 

Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6

To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it.

 

＊＊＊ Gospel ＊＊＊    

Luke 5:1-11

One day, as Jesus stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,

with a crowd gathered around him listening to the word of God,

he caught sight of two boats, left at the water's edge by fishermen,

now washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to 

pull out a little from the shore. There he sat, and continued to teach the crowd.

 

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch."

Simon replied, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I will lower the nets."

This they did, and caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.

They signalled their partners in the other boat to come and help them.

They came, and they filled both boats almost to the point of sinking.

 

Upon seeing this, Simon Peter fell at Jesus' knees, saying, "Leave me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"

For he and his companions were amazed at the catch they had made, and so were Simon's partners,

James and John, Zebedee's sons. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. You will catch people from now on."

So they brought their boats to land and followed him, leaving everything.

 

Gospel Reflection ：

Nothing is impossible with faith.

The disciples fished all night but caught nothing.

Simon hesitated when Jesus told him to cast his net a short distance from the shore,

but he did so, and they caught many fish.

 

Nothing is impossible with faith. Jesus commanded Simon: "From now on, you will catch men."

Only faith in Jesus will bring success in our mission and proclamation of the Good News.

While individual effort and talent play a significant role in achieving success,

it is important to acknowledge God's role and influence in making it happen.

With the help of Jesus, success is not impossible. Let us continue to ask Jesus for guidance

and protection as we strive to follow Him and share his life-giving word with our brothers and sisters.