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Based on the Readings as Set
First Reading (Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13])
Isaiah is granted a compelling vision of the Lord, majestic and holy in his temple. Having his sinful lips purified from the altar, the shaken prophet agrees to deliver a message of judgment on a sinful people that will be ignored until it is too late. But from the ashes will come new life.
Psalm (138)
The Psalmist gives thanks to the Lord because his cries for help have been answered. Even kings will be impressed by his testimony of how the Lord lifts up the lowly. Confident of help in the midst of his troubles, he asks for the Lord’s support in order to fulfill his divine purpose.
Second Reading (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
Paul reminds the Corinthians that their faith and salvation are based on the truth of the apostolic witness to the bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead. His own encounter with the risen Christ while actively persecuting the Church is the perfect example of God’s grace at work.
Gospel (Luke 5:1-11)
At the seaside, Jesus teaches the crowd from Simon Peter’s boat and then instructs him to go into deeper water in order to fish. Peter, having tried earlier with no results, reluctantly agrees. Shaken after a huge catch, he and his partners leave all behind to catch people with Jesus.
CONNECTION SUGGESTIONS
- Even though we are sinful and undeserving people, the Lord still uses us
- Our witness to the work of God in our lives is part of his purpose for us
- Our inability is no obstacle to God
- With God, new life arises out of dead circumstances