Third Sunday of Easter

4/18/10 Third Sunday of Easter

One perfect Sunday morning, a priest couldn’t resist the urge to go fishing, so he called up the bishop with a fake raspy voice, saying he had laryngitis. The bishop said he would send another priest to take his Sunday Masses. The truant priest’s first catch was the biggest fish he had ever caught. Meanwhile, up in heaven, St. Peter turned to God and said, “This priest lied. He let down his congregation. How can you reward him with this great catch?” God smiled and said, “Actually, I’m punishing him. Sure, he caught a huge fish…but who can he tell?” In today’s Gospel story, the nets are filled to the bursting point. Jesus smiles from the shore. This is one fish story that will be told to everyone for centuries to come.

Deacon Dick Folger