＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊

Acts 4:1-12

 

Ps 118:1-2 & 4, 22-24, 25-27a

The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.

 

＊＊＊＊ Gospel ＊＊＊＊

John 21:1-14

After this Jesus revealed him­­­­­self to the disciples

by the Lake of Tiberias. He appeared to them in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas who was called the Twin, Natha­nael of Cana in Gal­­i­lee, the sons of Zebedee and two other disciples were together; and Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They replied, “We will come with you” and they went out and got into the boat. But they caught nothing that night.

 When day had already broken, Jesus was stand­ing on the shore, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus called them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered, “Noth­ing.” Then he said to them, “Throw the net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they had lowered the net, they were not able to pull it in be­cause of the great number of fish.

 Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” At these words, “It’s the Lord,” Simon Peter put on his clothes, for he was stripped for work, and jumped into the water. The other disciples came in the boat dragging the net full of fish; they were not far from land, about a hun­dred meters.

 When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught.” So Simon ­Peter climbed into the boat and pulled the net to shore. It was full of big fish – one hundred and fifty-three – but, in spite of this, the net was not torn.

 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast,” and not one of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” for they knew it was the Lord. Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and he did the same with the fish.  This was the third time that Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after rising from the dead.

 

Gospel Reflection：

This is the third time Jesus shows Himself to His disciples not counting His appearance to the women who went to His tomb. First is with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, the second is with the gathered disciples in the room, and now some of the disciples that went fishing in the Lake Tiberias.

It was one of those nights when fishes don’t bite. They caught nothing. Their luck is as dark as the night they went fishing. But with the advent of dawn, their luck changed. A stranger told them to lower their nets on the right side of the boat and they caught plenty of fishes. It is John who recognizes the Lord first.

After all he is the beloved. But it was Peter who approached the Lord first. The loaves and the fish that awaited them on the shore is to familiar an experience for them. They could not be mistaken. Their Lord is truly risen from the dead.