From the Gospel of John    51 

After the Resurrection (John 21) 

     Simon Peter said to them, `I am going fishing.' They said to him, `We 

will go with you.' They went out and got into the boat; but that night they 

caught nothing. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the 

disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, `Children, have 

you any fish?' They answered him, `No.' He said to them, `Cast the net on 

the right side of the boat, and you will find some.' So they cast it, and now 

they were not able to haul it in, for the quantity of fish.  (John 21:3 6). 

    Seven disciples were together by the sea after the Resurrection. These 

seven represent the seven parts of the Church. Currently, the Catholic 

Church has two parts, the Latin Rite and the Eastern Rite, and there are 

many Protestant Churches and the Churches of the East. Later, when these 

other Churches are joined with the Catholic Church in complete unity of 

faith and leadership, there shall be seven parts. This is why the book of 

Revelation is addressed to the Seven Churches. 

    Peter decides to go fishing and the others join him. Peter represents the 

Pope. The seven disciples fish, which means that the seven parts of the 

Church are seeking the conversion of sinners. But they are not successful. 

They fish all night and catch nothing. Night represents a time of darkness for 

the Church. This passage refers to the time of the Church's suffering, during 

the latter part of the Forty Years, after the Church is restructured to have 

seven parts. 

    Day is breaking, those dark days are ending, and Jesus is seen on the 

shore. Now the fishing for souls is suddenly very successful. 

     So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 

a hundred and fifty three of them; and although there were so many, the net 

was not torn.  (John 21:11). 

    They catch 153 large fish. The catching of fish represents the saving of 

souls or the conversion of sinners. The size of the fish represents the number 

of sinners converted. Large fish means a large number of souls saved. The 

number of fish represents the way that the sinners will be saved. They will be 

saved through the prayers of the Holy Rosary, which contains 153 Hail 

Marys. 

    Thus, a large number of conversions will be brought about by the praying 

of the Rosary. Most amazingly, this will occur because of prayer and 

suffering during a dark time of persecution and sin in the world. And all the 

while, when the Rosary is being prayed, it will seem futile. They fished all 

night and caught nothing. Then, when the dark days end, the results of these 

prayers are seen in a huge conversion of many who were thought to be lost. 

This occurs at the end of the Forty Years (in late 2039 or early 2040).