MY daily reflection and prayer:
Sunday, January 17, 2016
The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to St. John 2:1-12
On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now six stone jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the steward of the feast.” So they took it. When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first; and when men have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him. After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples; and there they stayed for a few days.
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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THE Gospel today tells us the first miracle Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him. This invites us to recognize the glory and presence of Jesus Christ in our lives.
The Gospel today proclaims us two things. First, Jesus Christ will always give us great blessing and joy to each of us. Second, he also offers us superabundance of the blessings.
Jesus’ miracle has manifested his glory and it made his disciples believed in him. In the Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist, while worshipping Jesus Christ we learn to recognize his presence with his glory and his superabundance of the blessings for us.
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, your first miracle signifies the wine of the new covenant and the bread of life which you provide for us in the Eucharist. You also demonstrate the power of God’s love and mercy for us. May we thirst for you and for the abundant life and blessings you offer to us now and forever. Amen.
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