The
First Miracle and Spiritual Gifts*
1On
the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus
was there. 2Jesus and his disciples had
also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine gave out, the
mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you
and to me? My hour has not yet come" 5His mother said to the
servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6Now standing there were six
stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or
thirty gallons. 7Jesus said to them,
"Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the
chief steward." So they took it. 9When the steward tasted the
water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the
servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and
then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept
the good wine until now." 11Jesus did this, the first of
his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples
believed in him.
John 2:1-11
Wedding at Cana
CONRAD
SCHMITT STUDIOS
St.
John Neumann Catholic Church
Stained
Glass
August
23, 2012
Sunbury,
Ohio
United
States
The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you,
the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
~
Dag Hammarskjold
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward
are those who encourage more than criticize.
~
Elizabeth Harrison
Tuesday was lunch with our Painted Toe Art Society
at Foothills Art Center in Golden.
Judy,
Peggy, and Joann
The high mountains have had LOTS of snow!
Caitlin Lowe-Hoover
was our speaker at Rotary on Friday.
Her presentation was entitled:
“The importance of Family & Community
in Supporting LGBTQIA + Youth."
Heather Ning Aberg
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Forgiveness doesn’t excuse someone’s behavior.
It prevents their behavior from
destroying your heart.**
~
Marjie Parrot
January 16, 2022 Second Sunday after Epiphany - Year C
Previous OPQs may be found at:
* A Spiritual Gift is an ability
or prompting of the Holy Spirit, given to us freely, and
is energized and empowered by God for His service.
- In Romans 12 Paul lists the gifts as:prophesying, serving, teaching, encouraging, contributing, leadership and mercy
- In I Corinthians 12, Paul includes: wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophesy, discernment, tongues, interpretation of tongues, helps and administration
- In Ephesians 4 and I Corinthians 12 Paul lists five equipping positions in the church. These are: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers.
**
QUESTION:
Does forgiveness excuse someone’s behavior, or does it prevent their
behavior from ... destroying your heart? (Responses welcome!)
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Isaiah 62:1–5
Psalm 36:5–10
1 Corinthians 12:1–11
John 2:1–11
THE WORD:
Today’s Gospel is John’s account of Jesus’ first great “sign”:
the transformation of water into wine at the wedding feast at Cana. For
the churches of the East, the miracle at Cana is the fourth great event of
their celebration of the Lord’s Epiphany or manifestation to
the world (the first three: his birth at Bethlehem, the adoration of the magi
and his baptism at the Jordan by John).
Cana evokes two important Scriptural symbols that point to the Messiahship of
Jesus:
First, wine in abundance was considered a sign for Israel of the Messianic age
to come (one example is Isaiah 54: 5-14, Reading 4 for the Easter Vigil).
The water in the six large stone jars used for the ritual washings mandated by
the first covenant law is transformed by Jesus into Messianic wine, prefiguring
the new covenant to be sealed in Jesus' blood (which we celebrate in the wine
of the Eucharist).
Second, the limitless love of God for his people is described throughout
Scripture in terms of marriage. Today's first reading from Isaiah is a
beautiful example of this tradition. It is the strongest (yet still far
from perfect) image we have to understand the depth of God's love for his holy
people.
The evangelist John pulls together these two power Messianic symbols of wine
and marriage together to introduce the public ministry of Jesus, the promised
Messiah and bridegroom.
A final note: In verse 4 of today's Gospel, Jesus is not as brusque
toward his mother as he sounds to us in the English translation of the text.
The address “Woman” was a common courteous form of address in Jesus'
time. We do not have in modern English an equivalent of this idiomatic
expression.
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First Reading Isaiah 62:1-5
1For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest,
until her vindication shines out like the dawn,
and her salvation like a burning torch.
2The nations
shall see your vindication,
and all the kings your glory;
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the LORD will give.
3You shall be
a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4You shall no
more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,
and your land Married;
for the LORD delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
5For as a
young man marries a young woman,
so shall your builder marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.
5Your steadfast love, O LORD,
extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
6Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your judgments are like the great deep;
you save humans and animals alike, O LORD.
7How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
9For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
10O continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your salvation to the upright of heart!
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not
want you to be uninformed. 2You know that when you were
pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the
Spirit of God ever says "Let Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say
"Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit.
4Now there are varieties of
gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of
services, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of
activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common
good. 8To one is given through the
Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge
according to the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same
Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to
another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to
another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are activated by
one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit
chooses.
1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the
mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus and
his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine gave out, the mother
of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4And Jesus said to her, "Woman,
what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come" 5His mother said to the servants,
"Do whatever he tells you." 6Now standing
there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each
holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7Jesus said
to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the
brim. 8He said to
them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they
took it. 9When the
steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came
from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the
bridegroom 10and said to
him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine
after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until
now." 11Jesus did
this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and
his disciples believed in him.