Meditation 59
THE WEDDING OF CANA
At the end of His hidden life at Nazareth Jesus inaugurates His public life. His first prodigious manifestation is the miracle of Cana, which was performed through the intercession or rather we might say, on orders from of His Mother.
1. The Invitation.
We are not certain who these newly-wed were. It is likely they were some near relations of Mary since She found it convenient to accept their invitation to the wedding. It is important to remember that the invitation was in the first place addressed to Our Lady, Jesus being invited because He was Her Son. A circumstance of great importance, for it tells us that Jesus likes to appear in the company of His Mother, that He enters most willingly into those hearts where His Mother is already dwelling. Keep this in mind, especially when you go to Holy Communion. The presence of Mary is your best preparation.
Note also some other circumstances. By their behavior Jesus and Mary tell us, for instance, that virtue must be something lovable, not forbidding or misanthropic. How cheering was the presence of Mary and Jesus at a wedding banquet. Surely, spirituality is not at variance with the legitimate visits, with honest amusements, with family feasts, especially if care is taken that Mary and Jesus too are there to sanctify the occasion with their presence.
[Excerpted from 'MARIAN MEDITATIONS' Book by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar, Salesian Philippine Province, Nihil Obstat; Imprimatur]
THE WEDDING OF CANA
At the end of His hidden life at Nazareth Jesus inaugurates His public life. His first prodigious manifestation is the miracle of Cana, which was performed through the intercession or rather we might say, on orders from of His Mother.
1. The Invitation.
We are not certain who these newly-wed were. It is likely they were some near relations of Mary since She found it convenient to accept their invitation to the wedding. It is important to remember that the invitation was in the first place addressed to Our Lady, Jesus being invited because He was Her Son. A circumstance of great importance, for it tells us that Jesus likes to appear in the company of His Mother, that He enters most willingly into those hearts where His Mother is already dwelling. Keep this in mind, especially when you go to Holy Communion. The presence of Mary is your best preparation.
Note also some other circumstances. By their behavior Jesus and Mary tell us, for instance, that virtue must be something lovable, not forbidding or misanthropic. How cheering was the presence of Mary and Jesus at a wedding banquet. Surely, spirituality is not at variance with the legitimate visits, with honest amusements, with family feasts, especially if care is taken that Mary and Jesus too are there to sanctify the occasion with their presence.
[Excerpted from 'MARIAN MEDITATIONS' Book by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar, Salesian Philippine Province, Nihil Obstat; Imprimatur]
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