Saint Matthew - Chapter 4
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| Calling of St James and St John. J-J Tissot |
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.
[22] Illi autem statim relictis retibus et patre, secuti sunt eum.
And they forthwith left their nets and father, and followed him.
Saint Mark - Chapter 1
[19] Et progressus inde pusillum, vidit Jacobum Zebedaei, et Joannem fratrem ejus, et ipsos componentes retia in navi :
And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were mending their nets in the ship:
[20] et statim vocavit illos. Et relicto patre suo Zebedaeo in navi cum mercenariis, secuti sunt eum.
And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him.
Notes (from Cornelius A Lapide)
[21] Et procedens inde, vidit alios duos fratres, Jacobum Zebedaei, et Joannem fratrem ejus, in navi cum Zebedaeo patre eorum, reficientes retia sua : et vocavit eos.And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.
And going on from thence, &c. James, in Hebrew Jacob, a supplanter; for he supplanted the world, and all worldly things, that he might follow Christ.
Zebedee, i.e., liberal, munificent. For though he was an old man he willingly gave to Christ his two sons, who were the staff of his old age. זבד zabad, means to give, to bestow.
John, the grace of God, for Christ poured His grace upon John more abundantly than upon the rest of the Apostles. “By this apostolic chariot of four horses we are carried to heaven; on these four corner-stones the Church was first built.”
[22] Illi autem statim relictis retibus et patre, secuti sunt eum.
And they forthwith left their nets and father, and followed him.
They straightway, &c. Observe Luke (5:11) rolls the vocation of these four Apostles into one; but S. Matthew relates the particulars of the calling: 1, of Andrew and Peter; 2, of James and John.
The historical sequence is as follows—Christ having been carried in Peter’s boat, and having landed on the shore, then called Peter and Andrew. Going on a little further, he saw James and John mending the nets which had been broken by the miraculous draught of fishes; then He called these two, saying, “Follow me.” They, being moved by the miracle, and the example of their partners, straightway left their father and all things, and followed Christ. So S. Augustine (de Consens. Evan. lib. 2, c. 17).
Theophylact says, “Peter, that is, action, is first called, afterwards John, that is, contemplation.”
Totus tuus ego sum
Et omnia mea tua sunt;
Tecum semper tutus sum:
Ad Jesum per Mariam
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