FRIDAY WEEK 4 ORDINARY TIME 7 FEBRUARY 2025 A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (5:3-4, 6, 8-11) Jesus sat down in the boat to teach the crowd on the shore. When Jesus had finished speaking, he told Simon, "Row the boat out into the deep water and let your nets down to catch some fish." They did it and caught so many fish that their nets began ripping apart. When Simon Peter saw this happen, he knelt down in front of Jesus and said, "Lord, don't come near me! I am a sinner." Peter and everyone with him were completely surprised at all the fish they had caught. His partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were surprised too. Jesus told Simon, "Don't be afraid! From now on you will bring in people instead of fish." The men pulled their boats up on the shore. Then they left everything and went with Jesus. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. What an amazing miracle story! Talk together about what Jesus might have meant when he told Simon Peter that he would now be catching people instead of fish. Even though Simon Peter didn’t feel important enough for this job, Jesus told him not to be afraid. Jesus says the same to us. With Jesus, we can achieve great things. To reflect on this story again, you could watch the short film Jesus’ Miracle Catch of Fish. Let us pray for a sense of awe and wonder. (pause) God our Father, though we have not actually seen Christ with our own eyes, open our hearts to your truth and deepen our faith in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. May Christ the Lord walk beside us. Amen. May God bless us in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 10
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