Jesus calls the Twelve Apostles by name, empowering and sending them to carry out his mission.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 14th Week of the Year (#385)

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St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions, pray for us!

Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 5th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Isaiah 6:1-2a,3-8

• The prophet has a vision of the seraphim glorifying God saying, “Holy, holy, holy!”
• The prophet then declares “Here I am!” when the Lord calls for someone to send.

Psalm – 138:1-5,7-8

• “In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.”
• We call upon the Lord, who builds up strength within us.

2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 15:1-11

• Paul recaps key elements about Jesus, inviting the people to hold fast to this knowledge.
• Through the grace of God, Paul has been sustained to carry out his work.

Gospel – Luke 5:1-11

• Jesus directs Peter to put out into deep water, and the nets bring in an immense catch of fish.
• Afterwards, Jesus tells Peter, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”

Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of the Year (#75)

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