Church of the
Annunciation

THE WEDDING FEAST AT CANA

    We just celebrated Advent and Christmas and in the blink of an eye we find ourselves at a wedding feast at Cana.  Our Blessed Mother is the focus as she is important in God's entire plan for us. She is faithful. She proclaims, "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord!" It almost seems strange that the Gospels do not give us more about Mary. We know that she followed Jesus as He preached & healed. She saw Jesus betrayed, denied, arrested, condemned & crucified. At Pentecost, she was with the disciples. Mary asks us to model her & to follow Jesus with comrage & conviction even when it is challenging.

    Mary leads us to Jesus through her own words and by example.  At the wedding feast at Cana, Mary & Jesus were guests. Mary is concerned about the young couple and sees that soon there will be no wine. This would be an embarrassment. She quietly approaches Jesus who seems to dismiss her; " ...woman, how does your concern effect me? My hour has not yet come" Mary is persistent. She tells the servants "Do whatever he tells you."  Our Blessed Mother tells us the same.. She gently whispers to us, "do whatever He tells you."

    What is Jesus asking us to do? Is He inviting us to follow Him; is He asking us to love each

other as He loves us? Is He asking us to forgive each other?  Is He asking us to reach out and to care for those who are poor, homeless, alone and hungry? Is He asking us to get more involved in the life of the Church to make it stronger?  Our time is precious. However, in quiet and stillness we may hear what Jesus asks of us. In quiet, let us ask ourselves: How am I a follower of Jesus? How can I, like Mary, be so confident that I can listen to what Jesus is asking of me?

- Fr. Jerry