“And the Mother of Jesus was there” by Rev. Donncha Ó hAodha
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… this miracle shows us God’s loving mercy and increases our faith and God is no spoil-sport. He sent his Son that hope.
She was there, and she was attentive
we might have life and have it to the full (cf. Jn 10:10) both here and herea�er. It is surely striking that our Lord’s first miracle was at a celebra�on of roman�c love, a marriage feast, and consisted in providing copious, even excessive amounts of the finest wine. Moreover this display of divine generosity was prompted by his Mother. The servants of the feast did as instructed by her – “Do whatever he tells you” – and Christ performed his first miracle. At Cana, “the Mother of Jesus was there” (Jn 2:1) for the sake of her Son and for the sake of all her daughters and sons in Christ. In a truly maternal way, Mary’s interven�on brings about great benefits for each and all of her children at that wedding. The evangelist concludes his account of the miracle in these words: “This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him” (Jn 2:11). All of Mary’ children gained from her intercession with her Son: The newlyweds were spared las�ng embarrassment, the steward of the
