1ST READING
Maybe
the experience of Isaiah at the time of his calling is not what we want
for ourselves, namely, the touching of a burning coal to our lips in
order to purify our words. But the calling to serve God is something we
should all desire fully. We are all aware of our unworthiness but this
does not exclude us from being called into the service of the Gospel.
There is no greater privilege than this, other than, perhaps, to be
called to be a martyr for the Gospel.
Isaiah 6:1-2, 3-8
1 In
the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty
throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. 2 Seraphim were stationed above. 3 They cried one to the other “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!” 4 At the sound of that cry, the frame of the door shook and the house
was filled with smoke. 5 Then
I said, “Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips, living
among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the
Lord of hosts!” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an ember that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 He touched my mouth with it, and said, “See, now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed, your sin purged.” 8 Then I
heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” “Here I am,” I said, “send me!”
P S A L M
Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8
R: In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.
1 I
will give thanks to you, O Lord, with all my heart, for you have heard
the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your
praise; 2 I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name. (R) Because of your kindness and your truth; for you have made great above all things your name and your promise. 3 When I called, you answered me; you
built up strength within me. (R) 4 All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O Lord, when they hear the words of your mouth; 5 and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord “Great is the glory of the Lord.” (R) 7 Your right hand saves me. 8 The Lord will complete what he has done for me; your kindness, O
Lord, endures forever; forsake not the work of your hands. (R)
2ND READING
There
is no doubt in the mind of the Early Church that Jesus rose from the
dead. Time and time again, we hear of the resurrection appearances of
Jesus, each with their own peculiar focus or twist of understanding.
These differences remind us that people experience the same event in
different ways, according to their individual standpoints. The same is
true today, as I am sure you will relate your conversion in different
terms and understanding than I would relate mine. This is perfectly OK,
as God works with each of us in very different ways.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
1 I
am reminding you, brothers and sisters, of the gospel I preached to
you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. 2 Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For
I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that
Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; 4 that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; 5 that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. 6 After
that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of
whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. 9
For I am the least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace
of God, I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective.
Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them; not I, however, but the
grace of God that is with me. 11 Therefore, whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
GOSPEL
I
am sure that if we could interview each of the Apostles, they would
choose different aspects of their experiences of ministry with Jesus to
relate how they understood the focus of that work. In this way, we will
discover people who are very good at some aspects of evangelization, but
not all of them. We need to work together in order to evangelize and
form people in the ways of Christ. This is why Jesus established the
Church — so that we would not have to be individually, literally, “all
things to all people.”
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Come after me and I will make you fishers of men.
Luke 5:1-11
1 While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2 He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. 3 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. 4 After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” 5 Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” 6 When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. 7 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. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” 9 For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him, 10 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.” 11 When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.
think: We are all aware of our unworthiness but this does not exclude us from being called into the service of the Gospel.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: ___________________________
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_________
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 1 Corinthians 5-8
SABBATH PAUSE
My weekly time with God
THANK YOU LIST
Things to be grateful for from the past week
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SPECIAL NEEDS
Things to ask God for in the coming week
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HIDDEN TREASURE
Most important word God told me this week
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