Deacon: Wisdom! Arise! Hear the Holy Gospel!

Priest:    Peace to you all. 

People:  And to your spirit.

Deacon:  A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew (4:18-23)

People:  Glory to You Lord. Glory to You.

Priest:   Listen!

Deacon:

At that time, as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon later called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting their net into the sea, because they were fishermen.

And he said to them, 'Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.' Immediately they left their nets and followed him.

Going on from there he saw another two brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in their boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them. Immediately they left their boat and their father, and followed him.

He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and illness among the people.

People: Glory to You Lord. Glory to You.