Notice that St John's Gospel speaks of the call of Andrew, John, and Peter (as well as Philip and Nathaniel/Bartholomew) as happening when John the Baptist is preaching near the river Jordan - but Sts Matthew, Mark and Luke all speak of the call of Peter and Andrew as well as James and John occurring at the sea of Galilee when they were fishing. We point out that St John the Evangelist tells us a great bit about the first year and half of Jesus' public ministry which is not told in the other three gospels.
Further, meditating upon this first call of these first disciples will serve to remind us of the ways in which the Lord has called us to holiness throughout our lives.
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