1/20/19: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Deep Meaning of the Wedding at Cana

At the end of the miracle of the changing water into wine, the Gospel writer tells us that in this first of Jesus's signs he "revealed his glory". Rightfully, this might cause us to wonder, "What's the big deal?" At first glance, this miracle certainly doesn't seem as important as the many others where Jesus exorcised a demon or healed or raised from the dead. But when we read beyond the surface level of John's narrative, the symbolic reading of the story help us to understand what's really going on here: Jesus is revealing himself to be the fulfillment of the many Old Testament prophesies of God's intention to marry his people. He does this in Jesus, the Divine Bridegroom, who weds his Bride, the new Israel, the Church, who is here represented and summed up in the person of Mary. The Wedding Feast at Cana is indeed much more than meets the eye!

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