GOSPEL
Leaving everything, they followed him.
Reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 5:1-11
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God,
he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
He saw two boats there alongside the lake;
the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,
he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore.
Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
“Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
Simon said in reply,
“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,
but at your command I will lower the nets.”
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish
and their nets were tearing.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat
to come to help them.
They came and filled both boats
so that the boats were in danger of sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him
and all those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners of Simon.
Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching men.”
When they brought their boats to the shore,
Word of the Lord.
Committing madness.
The first thing that happens in our relationship with the Lord through the Word is that we are amazed by its effects. The Word is effective! And through it, the Lord accomplishes His actions.
This is the first thing that surprises us: inexplicable “things” begin to happen.
But then we continue to scrutinize the Word, and what happens? We fall in love with the Lord.
Crazy in love, we begin to commit madness. The greatest of them: to leave everything to follow Him. Tottus tuus ego sum, Mary.
Landing in Married Life:
Jaime: We have to say it and proclaim it to the four winds: The Lord has saved our marriage.
Laura: It’s super clear. A series of divine coincidences guided us, and all we did was say “yes” at every step.
Jaime: But the height of it all is that He has not only saved it but has also made us fall in love with Him, with our vocation, and with each other. A love like this conquers anyone.
Laura: Here we are, drooling… Crazy in love. Praise be to the Lord forever.
Mother,
Blessed be the day you looked upon us, this poor marriage, and called us to this adventure of God’s Love. Glory to Him forever.