Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church

Reading 1 and//www.usccb.org/bible/colossians/1and9 COL 1and9-14 Brothers and sistersandFrom the day we heard about you, we do not cease praying for youand asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s willthrough all spiritual wisdom and understandingto walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruitand growing in the knowledge of God,strengthened with every power, in accord with his glorious might,for all endurance and patience,with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to sharein the inheritance of the holy ones in light.He delivered us from the power of darknessand transferred us to the Kingdom of his beloved Son,in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Responsorial Psalm and//www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/98and2 PS 98and2-3AB, 3CD-4, 5-6 R. The Lord has made known his salvation. The LORD has made his salvation knownandin the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulnesstoward the house of Israel. R.The Lord has made known his salvation. All the ends of the earth have seenthe salvation by our God.Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you landsbreak into song sing praise. R.The Lord has made known his salvation. Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,with the harp and melodious song.With trumpets and the sound of the hornsing joyfully before the King, the LORD. R.The Lord has made known his salvation. Alleluia and//www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/4:19 MT 4:19 R.Alleluia, alleluia.Come after me, says the Lord,and I will make you fishers of men.R.Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel and//www.usccb.org/bible/luke/5and1 LK 5and1-11 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 lakethe 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 fishand their nets were tearing.They signaled to their partners in the other boatto come to help them.They came and filled both boatsso 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 himand 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 afraidfrom now on you will be catching men.”When they brought their boats to the shore,they left everything and followed him.