Sunday, February 04, 2007

An insight into todays Gospel


h/t Me Monk

"We have been fishing all night and caught nothing". Watch the video to the end it is amazing.

I think this is a wonderful insight, it explains why this such an extr-ordinary life changing event for the Apostles.

The reference to fishing at night seems to suggest that Peter and his partners were lamp or torch fishing, using a fire in a brazier in the stern of the boat used to attract fish, thus even in apparent daylight, the Light of the World draws fish to himself

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