THE GOSPEL
John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.”
Fish
without number.
Nets too heavy for lifting now.
You gave more than they could ever hold.
John saw with his
eyes of love
that
the man on the
shore was
Jesus!
We
too want
to see with the
eyes of love, and
be weighed down with
the miraculous catch of care.
“Lord, you know that we love you.”
Let us feed your
lambs.
THE FIRST READING
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41
So they left rejoicing that they had been found worthy
to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.
“Worthy to suffer dishonor.”
Jesus, let us
agree to your suffering.
Then caress it
boldly
and be thrilled to speak,
with our lives,
your
love.
THE SECOND READING
Revelation 5:11-14
I heard everything in the universe cry out.
Oh,
Loving Father.
please help us
end war in Ukraine,
fix the environment, mend
all injustice, feed the hungry
and care for all children everywhere,
so that
everything in heaven and on earth, under the earth and
in the sea, everything in the cosmos can cry:
“Glory and honor and might
and blessing be to
the Lamb.”