The Luminous Mysteries

The Wedding Feast at Cana

We have truly miraculous things on a daily basis.  When ordinary bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Jesus every day, why should we be amazed at the miracle of Cana?

The Jews would celebrate a wedding for over a week.  Consequently, they required much wine for the feast.  When there was no wine, there was no joy.

Thus, running out of wine at the Wedding Feast of Cana would have been a great disaster for the bridegroom. 

Mary pitied her friends and asked Jesus to provide wine for the feast.  Christ showed respect for His Mother by performing the miracle.

Some people misunderstand Jesus' words, "My time has not yet come."  Jesus did not mean that He would not perform the miracle because His set date and hour for His Earthly ministry had not come.  It was that Mary beseeched Him to aid the bridegroom.

Jesus answered the prayer of Mary by starting His ministry then, not because His time had or had not come, but because Mary asked Him to let His time start then.  He obeyed out of respect and love for her. 

Mary showed us that to be merciful is to be distressed at the distress of others. 

Petitions are lifted up to God, not demanded, because we must respect the Will of God.  We must not limit God, because God is infinite in mercy and love.

Mary both expressed a petition and showed us obedience to God when she said, "Do whatever He tells you."  She did not express how Jesus would perform the miracle and she does not describe our mission.  We must be open to the Will of God and "do whatever He tells us."

Ponder Points

What miraculous things happen in our daily lives?  Do we forget their miraculous qualities?  How can we remember to respect them more?

"Do whatever He tells you" How can I be more obedient to Jesus?  Is it maybe in being more obedient to my parents or my boss?  Or, perhaps my heart is too hard to hear the voice of Christ?