Hello everyone! Heyo! Welcome back to Scattering Flowers with Elise and Miles, a podcast where we read the daily Gospels and the Saint of the Day.
Let’s get started! Today is Thursday, September 3rd, and the Gospel reading is Luke 5:1 through 11, and the scripture to reflect on is Luke 5:10.
And Jesus said to Simon, Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.
Have you ever been fishing before?
If you have, have you actually caught a fish?
Fishing is a big deal where we live, and not just in the summertime.
People here even go ice fishing.
You need a lot of things to be able to go fishing.
You need bait, like worms or flies.
You need a boat or a nice bank or river to stand in.
And you definitely can’t forget the fishing pole to catch fish.
Or sometimes you can use nets.
Jesus decided to use ordinary men like Simon Peter to tell people about himself.
The men could not catch any fish until Jesus helped them.
Once the men became fishers of men, they also could not do anything without Jesus’s help.
I wonder what it felt like when Jesus told Simon Peter he would have a new job: fishing for people.
Today’s Saint of the Day is Saint Gregory the Great.
He was born 540 and died 604.
He is the patron saint of choir boys and singers.
Gregory was born in the year 540.
He was the son of a wealthy Roman senator.
His mother was Saint Silvia.
Gregory’s father sent him to the best teachers.
He was always humble.
Gregory was prefect of Rome for one year.
Then he sold all his property and used the money to build six monasteries in Sicily and one in Rome, where he went to live a monk.
He continued his kind deeds to help the needy.
One day, he saw some slave children being offered for sale near the Roman Forum.
For one being sold were angels from England.
Gregory replied, Not angels, but angels shall they be.
The true faith must be brought to them.
Obtaining permission from the Pope, he began his journey as a missionary to England.
The people of Rome later asked the Pope to recall him.
After Gregory was elected Pope, he sent Saint Augustine and a company of monks to England in 597.
He also sent missionaries to France, Spain, and Africa.
Pope Gregory is called the Doctor of the Church because of many books he wrote, especially on the liturgy of the Mass and the office.
He made wise laws to govern the Church, and he died in the year 604.
Let’s pray.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Dear God, when you call us, help us to drop everything and come and follow you.
And help us to be loving to all, even those who don’t love you.
Saint Gregory the Great, pray for us.
Amen.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Thank you so much for listening.
We’ll be back tomorrow, scouting more flowers.
See ya.