St. Augustine of Hippo
Commentary on Psalm 49 (transl. Maria Boulding)
WSA 21st Century : Works of St. Augustine for the 21st Century
"After his resurrection the
Lord orders his disciples to
cast the net to starboard,
and 153 fish are hauled up,
yet large as they were, the
apostle tells us (Gosp. John
21: 6 - 11) the nets did not
split. . .BY neither saying
cast the nets right NOR left,
he indicated that both good
and bad are to be taken, mixed
up together. And caught
they were, as the gospel's
reliable account testifies. . .
The catch symbolized the present
age and the torn nets symbolized
the rents and tears made by
heretics and schismatics. But
the Lord's action after his
resurrection signified what will
happen for us after our own
resurrection, in that multitude
in the heavenly kingdom. . .
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