On the past two Sundays we have seen Jesus baptised, he has announced the meaning and purpose of his work and he has called his first disciples. In today’s Mass we see him beginning that work.

How can I follow the call of Jesus and bring others to him?

Gospel: Mark 1: 14–20
“Come, and I will make you fishers of men.”

I would think that the last thing in the world Jonah would want to do was to follow God’s command. “Set out for the great city of Nineveh and announce to it the message I will tell you.”

Today’s reading follows immediately on the short accounts of Jesus’ baptism and temptations in the desert that Mark gives. It is the beginning of his public ministry. The reading consists of two main parts – a summary of Jesus’ teaching and the first response to it.

Our call is listening to and following Jesus

Gospel: John 1: 35–42
“Come, and you will see.”