Deacon:  Wisdom. Stand up. Hear the Holy Gospel.

Priest:   Peace to you all. 

People:  And to your spirit.

Deacon: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke [5:1-11]

People:  Glory to You Lord. Glory to You.

Priest:   Listen.

Deacon:

At that time, Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.  The crowd was pressing around him listening to the Word of God. He noticed two boats close to the shore. 

The fishermen were out of them, washing their nets. 

Jesus got into one of the boats – Simon’s – and asked him to move a little away from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowd from the boat.

When he finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Go out into deep water, and put out your nets for a catch.’

Simon replied, ‘Master, we worked hard all night long and caught nothing.  But if you say so, I will put out the nets.’

When they had done this, they netted such a huge quantity of fish, that their nets began to tear. So they signalled to their friends in the other boat to come and help them.    When they came they filled the two boats to sinking point.

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell on his knees before Jesus and said, ‘Leave me Lord.  I am a sinner.’ He and his friends were completely overcome by their catch. So also were Simon’s partners, James and John, the sons of  Zebedee.

But Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch people.’

Then they brought their boats back to shore, left everything, and followed Jesus.

People: Glory to You Lord, Glory to You.