June 8
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MIRACLE AT CANA
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus *said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus *said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” 6 Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. 7 Jesus *said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He *said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So, they took it to him. 9 When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom, 10 and said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days. – John 2:1-12
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During Jesus’ time, weddings typically extended over a period of five to seven days. Usually the entire village gathered for a wedding. Cana was a smaller town than Nazareth so in this account of Jesus’ first miracle, we see that Jesus’ mother, Mary and His disciples were all invited to the wedding. In a small town, almost everyone knows everyone. We hear from this account that Mary seemed to have authority over the servants where the wedding feast was held. It would be a shame to run out of wine so she asked Jesus to solve this problem. When she asked Jesus, he answered with “Woman, my hour has not yet come.” We see here how Jesus puts her in place because this was the start of his public ministry. He works for his Father first and in his timing too. Yet, we see how Jesus responded to the request to do something to save this wedding feast from being the talk of the town if they ran out of wine. It was also the start of the many miracles that will prove that he was the Son of God, the Messiah. This first miracle manifests his glory and begins the many wonders that he will show the world.
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REFLECTION
• Why did Jesus address his mother woman instead of mother in this story?