Lesson 5 Feb: The Call of Peter

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Family Faith Formation Lesson Five: February 2nd, 2025

Following Sunday’s Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 The Call of St. Peter

This year our focus for FFF lessons is to help the children learn about and “see” Jesus in the New Testament. Saint of the month will also be listed, but this is optional.

Date	Scripture	Summary	Saint
February 2nd	Lk 5:1-11	“The Call of St. Peter”	Saints Francisco & Jacinta

Gospel Passage:

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little distance from the land. And He sat down and continued teaching the crowds from the boat. Now when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” Simon responded and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they caught a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to tear; so they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, to the point that they were sinking. But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken; and likewise also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear; from now on you will be catching people.” When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.

Gospel Summary:

Jesus got into Simon’s boat so he could preach to people along the shore. Afterwards, he told Peter to throw the net over for some fish. Even though he had not caught a lot of fish all night, Simon put the nets back in and caught many fish. Simon recognized it was a miracle, fell on his knees, and confessed to Jesus that he was a sinner. Jesus told him not to fear, and called Simon, his brother Andrew, and James and John to follow him.

Lesson Bullet Points:

Jesus is with us in our daily tasks (washing the nets).
Jesus wants to come into our lives, like he came into Simon’s boat.
Peter didn’t catch any fish on his own, but with Jesus’ help, he caught many.
We can all kneel down before Jesus and admit our sins.
Jesus doesn’t turn away from us because of our sins.
Jesus wants each of us to follow Him.
Jesus has a special mission for each one of us.
Jesus tells us not to be afraid and walks with us always.

Discussion Prompts/Questions:

What do you think it was like to work all night and not catch anything?
What do you think it was like for Peter and Andrew when Jesus worked the miracle?
What does it mean that Jesus wants to come into our lives?
How can we ask Jesus to help us when we are frustrated with something?
Why is it a good thing to admit our sins?
What are we afraid of and how can we ask Jesus to help us with this?
How can we hear Jesus’ voice and follow his call in our daily lives?

Saint of the Month: Sts. Francisco & Jacinta (February 20)

Mary appeared a number of times to Saints Jacinta and Francisco, along with their cousin Lucia, starting when they were 6 and 8 years old. During that time, their country of Portugal and the other countries around it were in a time of war. Mary, now known in those appearances as “Our Lady of Fatima”, asked the children to pray the rosary for peace and to offer sacrifices for sinners. Pope Francis canonized Francisco and Jacinta and told all people that “even children can become Saints”.

Songs & Videos

Craft & Game Options

Goldfish Snack Mat (here)
Fish Bible Verse (here)
Fishers of Men Posters (here)
Miraculous Catch Cut Out (here)
Disciples Fishing Craft (here)

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