Sunday 6 February 2022 – Fifth in Ordinary Time

From the Gospel according to Luke (Lk 5: 1 – 11)

At that time, while the crowd was crowding around him to hear the word of God, Jesus, standing by the lake of Gennèsaret, saw two boats approaching the shore. The fishermen had come down and washed their nets. He got into a boat, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat and taught the crowds from the boat.
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and cast your nets for fishing.” Simon replied: «Master, we struggled all night and took nothing; but at your word I will cast the nets ». They did so and caught a huge amount of fish and their nets almost broke. Then they motioned to their companions in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats until they nearly sank.
Seeing this, Simon Peter threw himself on Jesus’ knees, saying, “Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinner.” In fact, astonishment had invaded him and all those who were with him, for the fishing they had done; so also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. Jesus said to Simon: «Do not be afraid; from now on you will be a fisher of men “.
And, having pulled the boats ashore, they left everything and followed him.
Word of the Lord