Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something

At 4,1-12; Ps 117; Jn 21,1-14
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For the mission of salvation to take place just the Apostles with Peter are not enough. They can also decide to go fishing. But the net remains empty. For the fishing to be abundant, the presence of Jesus and his current Word are necessary and indispensable. This truth, which is contained in the Gospel according to John, is attested by the Acts of the Apostles. Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Apostles walk together, they are one mission, one body, one work, one voice and one single force of conversion and salvation. But also the history of the Church attests this truth. Fishing has always been abundant in those men and women who have always had a special presence of Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Mother of God. Without this heavenly presence, the Gospel alone is not enough, because we do not know how give it to and how to translate it concretely into eternal life for every man. Indeed, it is the Holy Spirit and Christ Jesus who transform the Word of the Gospel into the voice of salvation, conversion, faith in Christ and, for Christ, in the true God. Without the Holy Spirit the Word never becomes a voice and without the Spirit of the Lord no conversion might ever be possible. Whoever enters the hearts is the Spirit of God, who however must make himself voice on the lips of the disciple just as he was made breath on the lips of the Virgin Mary, in the house of Zechariah, in the presence of her cousin Elizabeth. Apostles, Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit must be one body of salvation. Not three bodies, but only one.

After this, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We also will come with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish. So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad, and jumped into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards, dragging the net with the fish. When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you just caught.” So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead.

It is urgent to ask: How much the Holy Spirit, Christ Jesus, the Apostles are one body of salvation? When are the Apostle and the Word one body of obedience, one body of truth, one body of faith, one body of charity and mercy, one body of hope and perfect justice? If the Apostle separates himself from the Word, he ceases to be one body with it, he might never become one single body of salvation with Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Word, Holy Spirit, Christ Jesus and the Apostle of the Lord must be one body of salvation, just as Christ Jesus, Word, Heavenly Father and Holy Spirit were one body of salvation and redemption. The Apostle owes the same obedience to the Word that Christ the Lord gave it. But the Apostle also owes to the motion of the Holy Spirit the same docility that Christ Jesus gave. If docility is lacking in the Apostle, the only body with the Spirit is not worked and salvation for him is not accomplished on our earth. What is valid for the Apostle, it is valid for every other disciple of Jesus, who is asked to live by hierarchical communion with those who have been constituted vicars of the Lord, with regard to the mission of evangelization and redemption in the world. Everyone is obliged to be one body and one body to remain for all the days of his life. In the separation, the nets remain empty.

Mother of God, Angels and Saints make us one body of salvation and redemption with Jesus.