Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Lucam (5,1-11)
In illo tempore: Cum turba úrgeret Iesum et audíret verbum Dei, et ipse stabat secus stagnum Genésareth et vidit duas naves stantes secus stagnum; piscatóres autem descénderant de illis et lavábant rétia. Ascéndens autem in unam navem, quæ erat Simónis, rogávit eum a terra redúcere pusíllum; et sedens docébat de navícula turbas. Ut cessávit autem loqui, dixit ad Simónem: “Duc in altum et laxáte rétia vestra in captúram.” Et respóndens Simon dixit: “Præcéptor, per totam noctem laborántes nihil cépimus; in verbo autem tuo laxábo rétia.” Et cum hoc fecíssent, conclusérunt píscium multitúdinem copiósam; rumpebántur autem rétia eórum. Et annuérunt sóciis, qui erant in ália navi, ut venírent et adiuvárent eos; et venérunt et implevérunt ambas navículas, ita ut mergeréntur. Quod cum vidéret Simon Petrus, prócidit ad génua Iésu dicens: “Exi a me, quia homo peccátor sum, Dómine.” Stupor enim circumdéderat eum et omnes, qui cum illo erant, in captúra píscium, quos céperant; simíliter autem et Iacóbum et Ioánnem, fílios Zebedǽi, qui erant sócii Simónis. Et ait ad Simónem Iésus: “Noli timére; ex hoc iam hómines eris cápiens.” Et subdúctis ad terram návibus, relíctis ómnibus, secúti sunt illum.
At that time: it came to pass, when the multitudes pressed upon Jesus to hear the word of God, and himself stood beside the lake of Genesareth. And he saw two ships standing by the lake: and the fishers were gone down, and washed their nets. And he going up into one ship that was Simon's, desired him to bring it back a little from the land. And sitting, he taught the multitudes out of the ship. And as he ceased to speak, he said to Simon: Launch forth into the deep, and let loose your nets to make a draught. And Simon answering, said to him: Master, labouring all the night, we have taken nothing; but in thy word I will let loose the net. And when they had done this, they inclosed a very great multitude of fishes, and their net was broken. And they beckoned to their fellows that were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came and filled both ships, so that they did sink. Which when Simon Peter did see, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying: Go forth from me, because I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was wholly astonished and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken. In like manner also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's fellows. And Jesus said to Simon: Fear not; from this time now, thou shalt be taking men. And having brought their ships to land, leaving all things they followed him.
