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The Second Luminous Mystery:  The Wedding at Cana where Christ manifested Himself

The second mystery of light is the first of the signs, given at Cana (cf. Jn 2:1- 12), when Christ changes water into wine and opens the hearts of the disciples to faith, thanks to the intervention of Mary, the first among believers.   He reveals himself as Lord and miracle worker.  

In the mystery  of light, apart  from the miracle at  Cana, the presence of Mary  remains in the background.  The Gospels make only the briefest  reference to her  occasional  presence at  one moment  or  other  during the preaching of Jesus (cf. Mk 3:31-5; John 2:12), and they give no indication that she was present at the Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Yet the role she assumed at Cana in some way accompanies Christ throughout his ministry. The revelation made directly by the Father at the Baptism in the Jordan and echoed by John the Baptist is placed upon Mary’s  lips  at  Cana, and it becomes the great  maternal  counsel which Mary  addresses to the Church of every age: “Do whatever he tells you” (Jn 2:5). This counsel is a fitting introduction to the words and signs of Christ’s public ministry and it forms the Marian foundation of all the “mysteries of light” (RVM, 21).

Hail Mary...(ten times)
Glory be...
O, my Jesus...

3 posted on 03/01/2007 6:30:40 PM PST by Carolina
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The Third Luminous Mystery:  The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God

After John’s arrest, Jesus appeared in Galilee proclaiming the good news of God. “This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand! Reform your lives and believe in the Gospel!” Another mystery of light is the preaching by which Jesus proclaims the coming of the Kingdom of God, calls to conversion (cf. Mk 1:15) and forgives the sins of all who draw near to him in humble trust (cf. Mk 2:3-13; Lk 7:47- 48): the inauguration of that ministry of mercy which he continues to exercise until the end of the world, particularly through the Sacrament of Reconciliation which he has entrusted to his Church (cf. John 20:22-23) (RVM, 21).

Hail Mary...(ten times)
Glory be...
O, my Jesus...

4 posted on 03/01/2007 6:31:18 PM PST by Carolina
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