Reflection for Sunday January 19 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: John 2:1-11

Gospel: John 2:1-11

There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." And Jesus said to her, "Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you."  

Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told them, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it.  

And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now." Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.

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Reflection:

What can we learn from the first miracle of Jesus at the wedding in Cana? We learn about the enormous influence of His mother, Mary, over Him. In the middle of the wedding banquet, they suddenly ran out of wine. However, thanks to Mary, who informed Jesus that there was no more wine left.

Mary went to Jesus to tell Him that they had no more wine. On the surface, it appears that Jesus didn’t care. However, deep within, He cared for the simple reason that His mother, Mary, brought it to His attention.

What if Mary had not been at the wedding? Who among the disciples would have had the courage to approach Jesus and tell Him that there was no more wine? Perhaps nobody would have dared to disturb their Master. But thanks to the presence of Mary, her motherly instinct, and her influence over Jesus.

Mary is always listened to by Jesus for the simple reason that she is His mother. Jesus came into this world through Mary, and from His birth up to His death, she was with Him as well. It is no small wonder that Mary has great influence over Jesus.

Do you always seek the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mother? -  Marino J. Dasmarinas