Car Chat! for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time: February 9, 2025
Gospel Reading for the Week:
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening
to the word of God,
he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
He saw two boats there alongside the lake;
the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,
he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore.
Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
"Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch."
Simon said in reply,
"Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,
but at your command I will lower the nets."
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish
and their nets were tearing.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat
to come to help them.
They came and filled both boats
so that the boats were in danger of sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
"Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man."
For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him
and all those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners of Simon.
Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching men."
When they brought their boats to the shore,
they left everything and followed him.
–Luke 5:1-11
Into the Deep: (Going deeper into the reading)
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear the story of Jesus calling Peter, James and John to come and follow him. They had been out fishing the entire night and hadn’t caught anything and Jesus tells them to come and cast their net over the boat to catch fish. Their catch is abundant and they will no longer catch fish, but men. We Jesus hear calling these men to follow him and to give up their lives for him.
As a way to go deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel, spend some time in prayer about the ways in which we can become fishers of men.
Car Ride Questions:
(Allow your child or teen to pick questions)
Park and Pray:
Sweet Jesus, it is you we seek and whom we desire to be loved by. Help us to not be afraid to cast our nets out and bring souls to you. We love you Lord. Amen.
Gospel Reading for the Week:
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening
to the word of God,
he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
He saw two boats there alongside the lake;
the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,
he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore.
Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
"Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch."
Simon said in reply,
"Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,
but at your command I will lower the nets."
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish
and their nets were tearing.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat
to come to help them.
They came and filled both boats
so that the boats were in danger of sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
"Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man."
For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him
and all those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners of Simon.
Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching men."
When they brought their boats to the shore,
they left everything and followed him.
–Luke 5:1-11
Into the Deep: (Going deeper into the reading)
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear the story of Jesus calling Peter, James and John to come and follow him. They had been out fishing the entire night and hadn’t caught anything and Jesus tells them to come and cast their net over the boat to catch fish. Their catch is abundant and they will no longer catch fish, but men. We Jesus hear calling these men to follow him and to give up their lives for him.
As a way to go deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel, spend some time in prayer about the ways in which we can become fishers of men.
Car Ride Questions:
(Allow your child or teen to pick questions)
- What does it mean to be catching men?
- Why do you think Simon told the Lord that they had been fishing all night, but had caught nothing?
- Jesus asks us to leave everything and follow him. What is something that keeps us from following the Lord with all of our hearts?
- How can we pray for each other as a family this week?
Park and Pray:
Sweet Jesus, it is you we seek and whom we desire to be loved by. Help us to not be afraid to cast our nets out and bring souls to you. We love you Lord. Amen.
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