Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
January 16, 2021
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
John 2:1-11
The wedding at Cana in Galilee probably involved a friend or relative of Mary and Jesus since they were invited. Either the details of this wedding were not well-planned, or perhaps there were unexpected guests. In any event, it doesn’t surprise us to find out that Mary was the kind of person who paid attention to details, who thought of others with compassion, and who wanted to prevent embarrassing situations, especially the type of embarrassment that culturally this young couple would always feel as shame thereafter.
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