Fishers of Men

Walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus interrupted two fishermen, Peter and his brother Andrew, and invited them to drop their nets and become "fishers of men." (Mt 4:19). Andrew, whose Feast it is today, was the first to approach Jesus when John the Baptist referred to Jesus as the Lamb of God and pointed him out to the crowd.  Andrew then introduced Peter to Jesus.  Now both were invited to be "fishers of men", part of the close band of Twelve who were later sent to carry on the mission of Jesus and suffer martyrdom.
The invitation to become "fishers of men" is usually associated with the call to the priesthood, and by extension to the Consecrated Life, but today, it is seen as an invitation to All to keep the Word alive in the family, community and workplace.  For some it may mean a call to go into "unknown territory"
in a parish group or organization, or even to volunteer work with the poor, or to a foreign land.  The door to ministry of some sort is now open to all.  Not all can answer the invitation to join the choir, for not all can sing well enough, but all can answer the invitation to bear witness to Jesus and introduce him to others...by our words or our works...
Bro. Rene