Why We Go to Mary, by M.C. Holbrook

There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and His disciples were also invited to the wedding. (Jn. 2:1)

John the Evangelist begins his Gospel account of the wedding feast at Cana by pointing out first that Mother Mary is in attendance. That Jesus is also there is secondary. But isn’t Jesus always the most important character in any of the Gospel stories? Of course—which is perhaps the reason John references the Blessed Mother namelessly, pointing to her instead as “the mother of Jesus.” Still, the fact that John singles her out, all in her own sentence, as the first guest in attendance at this wedding, tells us that John wants us to direct our attention primarily to her.

So if Mary is the one to whom John wishes us to focus our attention, what is it about her that he wishes us to understand? Of course, most obvious is that it was at the request of His human mother that Jesus, Lord of the universe, changed the timing of His “hour.” Jesus will respect, defer to, and submit to His mother’s requests, even when those requests seem to contradict His plan. …

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