Posted on 01/06/2017 8:52:30 PM PST by Salvation
What you have done is keep the choice wine until now.
Our Lord multiplied loaves of bread in the desert and, in Cana, he changed water into wine. In this way he got people used to his bread and his wine until the time when he gave them his body and blood. He let them taste a perishable bread and wine so that the desire for his life-giving body and blood might grow in them
He attracted us by means of those things that are pleasant to the palate so as to draw us even more to that which gives life in full to our souls. He hid sweetness in the wine he made so as to manifest to his guests what incomparable treasure is hidden in his life-giving blood.
As his first sign he gave a wine that gave joy to the guests so as to show that his blood would give joy to all nations. For if wine plays a part in all of earths joys, in the same way, every true deliverance is linked to the mystery of his blood. He gave the guests at Cana an excellent wine which transformed their minds so as to let them know that the teaching with which he would quench their thirst would transform their hearts.
This wine, which was only water at first, was changed in its earthenware jars, a symbol of the first commandments which he brought to perfection. The transformed water is the Law brought to its fulfillment. The people who were invited to the wedding drank what had been water but without tasting that water. In the same way, when we hear the former commandments, we taste them not with their former savor, but with their new one.
St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
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The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.
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1. | AND the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there. | Et die tertia nuptiæ factæ sunt in Cana Galilææ, et erat mater Jesu ibi. | και τη ημερα τη τριτη γαμος εγενετο εν κανα της γαλιλαιας και ην η μητηρ του ιησου εκει |
2. | And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage. | Vocatus est autem et Jesus, et discipuli ejus, ad nuptias. | εκληθη δε και ο ιησους και οι μαθηται αυτου εις τον γαμον |
3. | And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They have no wine. | Et deficiente vino, dicit mater Jesu ad eum : Vinum non habent. | και υστερησαντος οινου λεγει η μητηρ του ιησου προς αυτον οινον ουκ εχουσιν |
4. | And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is that to me and to thee? my hour is not yet come. | Et dicit ei Jesus : Quid mihi et tibi est, mulier ? nondum venit hora mea. | λεγει αυτη ο ιησους τι εμοι και σοι γυναι ουπω ηκει η ωρα μου |
5. | His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye. | Dicit mater ejus ministris : Quodcumque dixerit vobis, facite. | λεγει η μητηρ αυτου τοις διακονοις ο τι αν λεγη υμιν ποιησατε |
6. | Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece. | Erant autem ibi lapideæ hydriæ sex positæ secundum purificationem Judæorum, capientes singulæ metretas binas vel ternas. | ησαν δε εκει υδριαι λιθιναι εξ κειμεναι κατα τον καθαρισμον των ιουδαιων χωρουσαι ανα μετρητας δυο η τρεις |
7. | Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. | Dicit eis Jesus : Implete hydrias aqua. Et impleverunt eas usque ad summum. | λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους γεμισατε τας υδριας υδατος και εγεμισαν αυτας εως ανω |
8. | And Jesus saith to them: Draw out now, and carry to the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it. | Et dicit eis Jesus : Haurite nunc, et ferte architriclinio. Et tulerunt. | και λεγει αυτοις αντλησατε νυν και φερετε τω αρχιτρικλινω και ηνεγκαν |
9. | And when the chief steward had tasted the water made wine, and knew not whence it was, but the waiters knew who had drawn the water; the chief steward calleth the bridegroom, | Ut autem gustavit architriclinius aquam vinum factam, et non sciebat unde esset, ministri autem sciebant, qui hauserant aquam : vocat sponsum architriclinius, | ως δε εγευσατο ο αρχιτρικλινος το υδωρ οινον γεγενημενον και ουκ ηδει ποθεν εστιν οι δε διακονοι ηδεισαν οι ηντληκοτες το υδωρ φωνει τον νυμφιον ο αρχιτρικλινος |
10. | And saith to him: Every man at first setteth forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good wine until now. | et dicit ei : Omnis homo primum bonum vinum ponit et cum inebriati fuerint, tunc id, quod deterius est. Tu autem servasti bonum vinum usque adhuc. | και λεγει αυτω πας ανθρωπος πρωτον τον καλον οινον τιθησιν και οταν μεθυσθωσιν τοτε τον ελασσω συ τετηρηκας τον καλον οινον εως αρτι |
11. | This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee; and manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him. | Hoc fecit initium signorum Jesus in Cana Galilææ ; et manifestavit gloriam suam, et crediderunt in eum discipuli ejus. | ταυτην εποιησεν την αρχην των σημειων ο ιησους εν κανα της γαλιλαιας και εφανερωσεν την δοξαν αυτου και επιστευσαν εις αυτον οι μαθηται αυτου |
St. Raymond of Pennafort, Patron Saint of Canonists (c.1180-1275). Born in Spain, St. Raymond was a relative of the King of Aragon. From childhood he had a tender love and devotion to the Blessed Mother. He finished his studies at an early age, and became a famous teacher. He then gave up all his honors and entered the Order of the Dominicans.
St. Raymond was very humble and very close to God. He did much penance and was so good and kind that he won many sinners to God. With King James of Aragon and St. Peter Nolasco he founded the Order of Our Lady of Ransom. The brave religious of this Order devoted themselves to saving poor Christians captured by the Moors.
Once he went with King James to the Island of Majorca to preach about Jesus. King James was a man of great qualities, but he let himself be ruled by passions. There on the Island, too, he was giving bad example. The Saint commanded him to send the woman away. The King said he would, but he did not keep his promise. So St. Raymond decided to leave the Island. The King declared he would punish any ship captain who brought the Saint back to Barcelona.
Putting all his trust in God, Saint Raymond spread his cloak upon the water, tied up one corner of it to a stick for a sail, made the Sign of the Cross, stepped onto the cloak, and sailed along for six hours until he reached Barcelona. This miracle moved the King. He was sorry for what he had done, and he became a true follower of St. Raymond. St. Raymond was one hundred years old at the time of his death.
Feast Day: January 7
Born: 1175 at Penafort, Catalonia, Spain
Died: 6 January 1275 at Barcelona, Spain
Canonized: 29 April 1601 by Pope Clement VIII
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Born in Barcelona, Spain, St. Raymond of Penafort was the third Superior-General of the Domincan Order. He is famous for his work in the freeing of slaves. He wrote five books of Decretals which are now a valuable part of the Canon Law of the Church. The Summa Casuum, which is about the correct and fruitful administration of the Sacrament of Penance, is the most notable of his works. In the 1962 Extraordinary Form Calendar, St. Raymond's feast is January 23.
The Church in Canada celebrates the feast of St. Andre Bessette today rather than on January 6 as in the United States.
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St. Raymond of Penafort
The blessed Raymond was born at Barcelona, of the noble family of Penafort. Having been imbued with the rudiments of the Christian faith, the admirable gifts he had received, both of mind and body, were such that even when quite a boy he seemed to promise great things in his later life.
Whilst still young, he taught humanities in Barcelona. Later on, he went to Bologna, where he applied himself with much diligence to the exercises of a virtuous life, and to the study of canon and civil law. He there received the Doctor's cap, and interpreted the sacred canons so ably that he was the admiration of his hearers. The holiness of his life becoming known far and wide, Berengarius, the Bishop of Barcelona, when returning to his diocese from Rome, visited Bologna in order to see him; and after most earnest entreaties, induced Raymond to accompany him to Barcelona. He was shortly after made Canon and Provost of that Church, and became a model to the clergy and people by his uprightness, modesty, learning and meekness. His tender devotion to the Holy Mother of God was extraordinary, and he never neglected an opportunity of zealously promoting the devotion and honor which are due to her.
When he was about forty-five years of age, he made his solemn profession in the Order of the Friars Preachers. He then, as a soldier but just entered into service, devoted himself to the exercise of every virtue, but above all to charity to the poor, and this mainly to the captives who had been taken by the infidels. It was by his exhortation that St Peter Nolasco (who was his penitent) was induced to devote all his riches to this work of most meritorious charity. The Blessed Virgin appeared to Peter, as also to blessed Raymond and to James the First, King of Aragon, telling them that it would be exceedingly pleasing to herself and her divine Child, if an Order of Religious men were instituted whose mission it should be to deliver captives from the tyranny of infidels. Whereupon, after deliberating together, they founded the Order of our Lady of Mercy for the Ransom of Captives; and blessed Raymond drew up certain rules of life, which were admirably adapted to the spirit and vocation of the said Order. Some years after, he obtained their approbation from Gregory the Ninth, and made St Peter Nolasco, to whom he gave the habit with his own hands, first General of the Order.
Raymond was called to Rome by the same Pope, who appointed him to be his Chaplain, Penitentiary, and Confessor. It was by Gregory's order that he collected together, in the volume called the Decretals, the Decrees of the Roman Pontiffs, which were to be found separately in the various Councils and Letters. He was most resolute in refusing the Archbishopric of Tarragona, which the same Pontiff offered to him, and, of his own accord resigned the Generalship of the Dominican Order, which office he had discharged in a most holy manner for the space of two years. He persuaded James the King of Aragon to establish in his dominions the Holy Office of the Inquisition. He worked many miracles; among which is that most celebrated one of his having, when returning to Barcelona from the island of Majorca, spread his cloak upon the sea, and sailed upon it, in the space of six hours, the distance of a hundred and sixty miles, and having reached his convent, entered it through the closed doors. At length, when he had almost reached the hundredth year of his age, and was full of virtue and merit, he slept in the Lord, in the year of the Incarnation 1275. He was canonized by Pope Clement the Eighth.
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Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs . . . and so revealed his glory. (John 2:11)
Here it was, the first of Jesus signs, the first time he had revealed his glory. And what exactly did he reveal? Well, he didnt come right out and say he was the Messiah. Rather, he changed the simple hydrogen and oxygen molecules in water into something far more complex and delicious: choice wine, abundantly more than was necessary. That is the nature of Jesus glory: it is miraculously transforming, excellent, and abundant.
Few of us have seen water transformed into wine, the blind receive sight, or the dead raised to life. That would be amazing, wouldnt it? But lets be careful not to minimize the more hidden works God does within the human heart. It is every bit as miraculous when a person learns to hear God in prayer, when bonds of shame and guilt are broken through repentance, or when a wounded heart is healed through forgiveness.
St. Paul has told us that beholding the glory of the Lord changes us into his likeness, one degree at a time (2 Corinthians 3:18). This means that when you read Scripture and are filled with hope or moved to let go of sin, you are being changed. It means that when you meditate on the Rosary or the Stations of the Cross, you are being transformed. Just as the water was changed into wine and just as the disciples were gradually changed as they witnessed Jesus glory, you, too, are being changed!
Of course, your transformation may not be immediately evident, but know this: you are becoming good wine (John 2:10). All that the Lord accomplishes is good. Tell yourself that every time you notice that something in you has changed. Refuse to entertain any conversations (so many of which go on between our ears) that would tell you otherwise. Jesus made excellent wine for the wedding guests, and he will make excellent changes in you too.
Every day, Jesus is changing you—not all at once, but at the right time, in the right order—all because he loves you! Remind yourself of his love and power often throughout the day. Ask him to change the water of your life into fine wine. He will do it—abundantly too.
Jesus, change my ordinary life into something excellent and extraordinary, so that it overflows with your life and love.
1 John 5:14-21
Psalm 149:1-6, 9
Daily Marriage Tip for January 7, 2017:
What makes a happy marriage? Many things of course, but one glue that helps a lot of couples is being able to laugh when things go wrong. Is there a blunder that happened in your past that youre now able to laugh about?
Father Matthew Kaderabek, LC
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 in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.
Introductory Prayer: My Jesus I believe in you. Your goodness overflows: I long to imitate you more in my life so that others can catch a glimpse of you shining through me. I want to do whatever you tell me. I know this moment of prayer in my day is a chance for an intimate dialogue with you, so here I am: ready to listen and respond with an active faith, hope and love.
Petition: Lord, give me ears to hear your words to me. Give me the faith and trust to act on them.
1. They Have No Wine: Before anyone else, Mary sees the potentially embarrassing situation that faces the families of the bride and groom. She was sitting next to Jesus so she could say to him quietly, mother to son, They have no wine. She asks this of him even though his public life is not yet launched. Mary is constantly interceding before her Divine Son on behalf of her children. How often do I turn to her for a favor? Do I realize that there is no greater intercessor in heaven than our Blessed Mother?
2. Do Whatever He Tells You: At his mothers words, Jesus public ministry is launched. Marys faith-filled words to the servers are repeated to me today, Do whatever he tells you. The servers are given most unusual instructions. They are told by Jesus to fill jars used for the ritual cleansing of feet with water and then draw some out to be taken to the headwaiter to taste. Surely they must fear the angry reaction of their boss, or mockery from the guests. Sometimes when Jesus tells us to speak up for him in unfriendly territory, our human respect and fear of rejection can paralyze us. When was the last time I experienced this fear? Did I overcome it with faith and speak up for the Lord? Or did I silently succumb to the fear of rejection or mockery?
3. Coworker in the Redemption: Jesus addresses his mother as Woman, signifying that she is the new Eve who, together with her Divine Son, will crush the Serpents head, releasing human beings from the bondage of sin. This moment launches a holy partnership, a mutual acceptance of sacrifice for the salvation of souls, for so the Heavenly Father has willed it. Do we comprehend Marys love for each of us? She willingly sacrificed her beloved Son for our redemption, cooperating with him, uniting herself to him every step of the way until she stood beneath the cross. The Holy Eucharist foreshadowed by the feast of Cana is a gift of both Christ and our Lady. Let us ask Mary to purify our hearts for the reception of this Most Holy Sacrament.
Conversation with Christ: Lord Jesus, just as your Mother did at Cana, you ask us to have the same eye for detail as we seek to charitably look after the needs of others. Help me to forget about myself, so that I can quickly and efficiently do whatever you ask of me. Help me to trust in your guidance and love. Mother Mary, teach me to welcome sacrifice as you did, so I too can be faithful and follow Jesus to the cross and be a coworker in the redemption.
Resolution: I will overcome my hesitancy and longing for human respect in order to share my faith with someone today.
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