Gospel of the day
Luke 5:1-11
‘They left everything and followed him.’
At that time: The crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear the word of God. He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.’ And Simon answered, ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.’ And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. They signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.’ For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.’ And when they had brought their boats to land, they left
everything and followed him.
everything and followed him.
Out into the Deep with Mary
If you want a different result, do something different. This idea makes sense, doesn’t it?
In this passage of the miraculous catch of fish, Peter and his companions had been struggling all night without catching anything. Now they are tired, and Jesus tells them to set out again—row out into the deep—and let down their nets. Jesus goes with them.
Without excuses, because they believe and trust in Him, they obey. And the result—against all human logic—is astonishing.
With Him, everything changes. All our actions, however small they may seem, if we do them in His Sacred Heart, take on unimaginable value. He divinises them. We only need faith and trust in Him, in His Word. He makes the work of our hands prosper.
Applied to Married Life
Santiago: Fátima, I’ve been meaning to tell you something: I’ve noticed a change in you—how you look at me, how you care for me, how you show me affection. There’s a special something about it.
Fátima: Oh Santi, I’m so glad! The truth is that lately I’ve been trying to live more closely with Our Lady and in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and this helps me so much, especially when I’m tired or unmotivated.
Santiago: Well, it really shows. I’m going to try it too.
Fátima: I love that. Let’s both go together with Jesus, out into the deep, into His Heart.
Santiago: This is going to be amazing!
Mother,
We want to be under your mantle and for you to take us by the hand, out into the deep, into the Heart of Jesus.
Blessed are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.