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Unknown master - Altar dedicated to St. Andrew (c. 1602), St James's Church, Liège
Photography by Declercq, Jacques, IRPA, 1997
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Unknown master - Altar dedicated to St. Andrew (c. 1602), St James's Church, Liège
Photography by Declercq, Jacques, IRPA, 1997
CC BY 4.0 KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium)
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Saint Andrew, Masaccio, 1426
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As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him.
That’s how today’s Gospel starts. Some see them as successful entrepreneurs leaving a thriving business. Others see them as poor fishermen who were barely getting by.
But, as Gregory the Great tells us, that’s not what Jesus is calling them away from.
“Some may wonder: At the Lord’s call, what or how much did these two fisherman leave behind? On this, my beloved, we should attend to one’s choice rather than one’s wealth.”
What Gregory is saying is that asking about the value of their business is the wrong question.
Jesus is calling them to come after Him, and to come away from their fishing. Not because there’s anything wrong with being a fisherman. But because Jesus is calling them to something more.
The right question? Not what Jesus is calling them from. But what is Jesus calling them to?
Jesus is calling them to make a choice. A choice to go from simply making a living to being truly alive. By making Him their focus, their priority.
Why is Jesus doing this? Because it kind of sounds like the world’s most insecure deity is looking for fanboys to shore up a fragile ego.
In a word, no. That’s not it, at all.
If that’s not it, then what’s the point? As Jesus will explain, “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
That is, put God first, and everything else will fall into place.
Not that life becomes magically easy with God. But if God is your focus, your priority, then you’re grounding yourself in the only constant in this life.
When you do, the God who loves you becomes your place of power and your place of peace.
Meaning that all of the changes and challenges of this life can’t push you around. Not like they will if you make them your focus.
That is the call. How you answer it – your choice – determines everything.
Today’s Readings
SAINT OF THE DAY (November 30)
On November 30, Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast of St. Andrew, apostle and martyr.
A fisherman from Bethsaida and brother of Simon Peter, St. Andrew is said to have spread Christianity in Russia and Asia minor after Pentecost in the first century.
He was crucified by the Romans in Greece on an X-shaped cross, which is now his distinctive symbol as well as the symbol of Scotland, of which he is the patron.
St. Andrew demonstrated his love for his brother as well as his apostolic zeal when, convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, he sought out St. Peter.
“Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, 'we have found the Messiah.' Then he brought him to Jesus.” (Jn. 1:40-42)
Some of St. Andrew's remains were brought to Scotland in the fourth century, though parts of his skeleton lie in the crypt of the cathedral in Amalfi, Italy, where they are removed twice a year and produce a clear, water like substance.
The substance, called “manna,” is said to have miraculous attributes.
The patronage of the saint whose name means 'manly' also covers fishmongers, gout, singers, sore throats, spinsters, maidens, old maids, and women wishing to become mothers.