On this 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we are invited to contemplate the concept of vocation through two calling stories portrayed in our readings. As Tony explains, our vocations are directly connected to the completely unique image of God we have each been created to be by our loving Creator.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8
Responsorial Psalms: Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Gospel: Luke 5:1-11
Works Cited:
Genesis 17:5
Acts 13:9
Genesis 1:3
Genesis 1:11, 20-21, 24
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 366.
Genesis 1:14-15
Genesis 1:28
Jeremiah 1:5
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.