HOMILY OF 5TH TUESDAY OF EASTER YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: OUR RELIABLE INTERCESSOR
BY: Fr. Karabari Paul
“When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, “they have no wine” (John 2:3).
Among those who attend weddings are critics who just come to assess the nature of the celebrations; they are often interested in the quality of the wedding gowns, the way the makeup is done, the foods and drinks offered. They don’t attend to support but to judge. They leave the venue as news carriers. Sometimes, they forget everything positive about the wedding to dwell on what was wrong with it. If you have a poor event, they spread your shame around town before you get there.
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In ancient Jewish society, where the quality and availability of wine could be used to judge a wedding, a couple had their wine exhausted in the very middle of the occasion. Mary, who was only a guest, stepped into their shame and went to Jesus Our shame bearer to inform Him.
Jesus said to her, “O woman, what is that to you or to me? My hour has not yet come” (vs.4). Two things from Jesus’s response, 1). They were only guests with no responsibility to provide anything. 2) More significantly, it wasn’t time for Jesus to reveal His divine nature with his power to change situations. But the confidence that He would never refuse prompted Mary without argument to ask the servants to do whatever He would ask them to do. And what would have been a shameful and poor wedding became the best in the town of Cana.
There are conditions of shame all around us. Our personal situation of shame can be changed into a glorious one if we tell Mary whose request can not be resisted by Jesus. Today, our world with all its glories and powers faces shame. We all need our reliable intercessor. But we must follow her counsel, “Do whatever He asks you to do.” And the glory of Jesus would be made manifest.
Biblically, abundance of wine signifies the presence of grace and blessings. It means that Mary is a generator of God’s grace and blessings. Her role at that wedding in Cana prefigured in the economy of salvation. We can always rely on her maternal care and understanding. GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE. May God change our shame to glory, our lack into abundance, sorrow into joy, heal our world, protect and bless us all through Christ Our Lord Amen. Our Lady, Mother of Africa…Pray for us. Stay safe. Good morning
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