April 25, 2025
The Octave of Easter
Empty Nets Now Full
Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We also will come with you.” …that night they caught nothing.
John 21:3

This story of Jesus revealing himself to his disciples for the third time after being raised from the dead encourages me. They had no idea who he was when it was dawn and Jesus was standing by the shore, asking them if they had caught anything to eat. When they said “No,” he told them to cast their nets to the right side of the boat. They caught so many they had to drag them to shore, realizing then the man on the shore with the charcoal fire was Jesus. He said to them: “Come have breakfast.” 

When we go back to doing something we haven’t done in a long time and do not succeed, let us hope we hear something encouraging that suggests a positive change. If we try it, and it brings real success, let us pray that we recognize Jesus is blessing us. And give thanks over breakfast. 

- Patricia Livingston

Acts 4:1-12 ✚ Psalm 118:1-2, 4, 22-27 ✚ John 21:1-14
Belfast Harbor at twilight in Maine. Image by Naya Na | stock.adobe.com
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Comments

Kjc
April 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM

Patricia thank you for your comments this morning. Homily this am priests told us Peter was uncomfortable with his faith and went back to what he was comfortable with fishing. Priest told us we should move out of our comfort zone and try be more an evangelist. Interesting. Padre Pio's saying for today I will share on Obedience Where there is no obedience, there is no virtue, where there is no virtue, there is no good. We're good is wanting, there is no love. Where there is no love, there is no God. Where God is not, there is no...
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Salina
April 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM

To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey ✝️

Aaron D.
April 25, 2025 at 09:40 AM

AMEN!

Irene
April 25, 2025 at 09:00 AM

Trusting God: "I knew God would take care of all and make everything right in the end." St. Mary MacKillop

Debbie H
April 25, 2025 at 08:28 AM

Amen

Gary
April 25, 2025 at 08:18 AM

Amen!

Salina
April 25, 2025 at 07:55 AM

At this point in Scripture, Jesus has already appeared to Peter and other disciples 3 times! Why did Peter and other disciples decided to go fishing? *** When we are in a difficult, confused and don’t know what to do situations, we will do what we feel comfortable and safe to do! For them it was fishing that they have done all their lives! *** Remember the comfort food, the pornography, the unsafe person that you kept for a long time? You feel it is better to have something you know (even if they are bad for you) than the...
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freeter
April 25, 2025 at 07:33 AM

Amen. :)

Lia
April 25, 2025 at 05:16 AM

Amen.

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