Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 21,1-14
Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way.
Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples.
Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We also will come with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish.
So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad, and jumped into the sea.
The other disciples came in the boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards, dragging the net with the fish.
When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread.
Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you just caught.”
So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.
Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord.
Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish.
This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead.
With Jesus it is resolved
1) They got into the boat: this boat is the united Church; all following the same course, the same path. Today, each one in his own home, but united in the same direction: that is what it means to be a Church. We are called to work together for the common good, without differences of institutions and movements. We all walk together to bring souls to Jesus.
2) They didn’t catch anything: We can do many things, but if we don’t have Jesus, we won’t achieve them. That’s why the first thing is prayer. Look for Jesus and have Him close , then bring Him to your children. If you want to get your children close to Jesus, first tell Jesus about yourself and your children. Because it is necessary to first bring to prayer what I then want to bring into action. Pray then act.
3) Eating: Jesus shows his humanity. He shares and gives His time… that “waste time with the other”, in the good sense of the word. Today we are called to be human, to take time to share a meal with others . To chat; to take that opportunity to get to know each other and to be able to look into each other’s eyes as we live together in this quarantine. God wants you to be happy.
God-bless you and be with you in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Never forget, heaven is our goal!
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