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The Parable of the Net

Photo of a snail on evergreen tress overlooking a waterfall and speaking the couplet, "The Parable of the Net."
“The Parable of the Net”
A reflection on Matthew 13:47-50
Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
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Gospel

Matthew 13:47-50

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. … Read the rest

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The Net

Chinese painting of the Nativity of Christ. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5.

17th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year II)

Matthew 13:47-53

The net in the Gospel parable caught fish of every kind, just like the net after Jesus’ resurrection:

“So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and although there were so many, the net was not torn” (John 21:11).… Read the rest