In this month of the Holy Rosary, we are pleased to introduce our new series of short reflections, ‘A Minute with Mary’. For the month of October Paul will cover each of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary.
The Second Luminous Mystery: the Miracle at the Wedding Feast at Cana
Jesus changed water into wine, the first of His signs, and revealed His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. (John 2:11)
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It was at Cana that Jesus revealed His glory by His first public miracle, at the special request of His Mother Mary.
Even though solving the problem of embarrassment of the bride and groom because they had ran short of wine did not seem to be as significant as other miracles Jesus would later do, nonetheless He did this miracle through Mary’s intercession, to begin His public life.
Do I ever think that my prayer is too small for Jesus to be concerned with? Do I pray through Mary as the ‘shortcut to Jesus’ to maximise my prayer?
Mary knew Jesus so well. She knew He would respond to Her request. What wonders must have flowed between Jesus and Mary for all those 30 years before his public life so that they were able to understand each other so well? Who can deny a mothers request? But Mary acknowledges her Son’s Divinity and reminds us that the will of God can always be trusted when she says “Do whatever He tells you!”
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Your Rosary prayers are among the very few that use The Miracle at Cana as title of the second Luminous Mystery, instead of The Wedding at Cana. The wedding is certainly not a spiritual mystery. Pope John Paul’s encyclical Rosarium Virginis Mariae specifically named the second Mystery “His Self-Manifestation (Jesus’ miracle)” at Cana as the title.
I’m asking if you can refer me to an office either in our country or—preferably—at the Vatican that I can communicate with regarding this erroneous reading.