Jun 25 2024 5 mins
St Josemaría, priest
"Lk 5:1-11"
Jesus 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 Simons, 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 ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."...And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish...when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."...And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men."
Peter and Andrew spent the whole night fishing and caught nothing. They were exhausted and probably upset. They had called it a day and were washing their nets, thinking about their breakfast and their rest... when You, Lord, showed up. Peter saw You getting into his boat, without asking for permission or saying anything! That is the way You get into the lives of your disciples. But You, Lord, can do that, can't You? When you want, as You want, where You want, You meet Your disciples and get into their lives. That's what You did with Peter, without asking his permission, because You had plans for him. And from then on Peter followed You everywhere. Later, when You ascended into Heaven, he continued following the Holy Spirit until he died in Rome.
As a young boy St Josemaría had decided to study architecture. But one snowy day in 1917, without warning, You, Lord, entered his life using those footprints in the snow. You changed his plans and young Josemaría went to the seminary to become a priest. And on October 28 1928, You gave another direction to his life and showed him a new vocation: the founder of Opus Dei. From then on, St Josemaría followed You saying 'Yes', through wars, persecutions, misunderstandings, illness, moving to Rome (as Peter did to die there) and travelling around the world to take the seed of the Work to many different countries. He died at the age of 73, almost blind, very weak, weighing less than 60 kilograms, as he put it 'squeezed like a lemon', giving everything, like Peter, to do God's Will. Mary, my Mother, help me to be generous to do always, and in everything, only what God wants.
"Lk 5:1-11"
Jesus 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 Simons, 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 ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."...And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish...when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."...And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men."
Peter and Andrew spent the whole night fishing and caught nothing. They were exhausted and probably upset. They had called it a day and were washing their nets, thinking about their breakfast and their rest... when You, Lord, showed up. Peter saw You getting into his boat, without asking for permission or saying anything! That is the way You get into the lives of your disciples. But You, Lord, can do that, can't You? When you want, as You want, where You want, You meet Your disciples and get into their lives. That's what You did with Peter, without asking his permission, because You had plans for him. And from then on Peter followed You everywhere. Later, when You ascended into Heaven, he continued following the Holy Spirit until he died in Rome.
As a young boy St Josemaría had decided to study architecture. But one snowy day in 1917, without warning, You, Lord, entered his life using those footprints in the snow. You changed his plans and young Josemaría went to the seminary to become a priest. And on October 28 1928, You gave another direction to his life and showed him a new vocation: the founder of Opus Dei. From then on, St Josemaría followed You saying 'Yes', through wars, persecutions, misunderstandings, illness, moving to Rome (as Peter did to die there) and travelling around the world to take the seed of the Work to many different countries. He died at the age of 73, almost blind, very weak, weighing less than 60 kilograms, as he put it 'squeezed like a lemon', giving everything, like Peter, to do God's Will. Mary, my Mother, help me to be generous to do always, and in everything, only what God wants.