This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, January 16th is from John 2:1-11.
“There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. . .And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from. . .the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.’ Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.”
“A wedding is at the center of today’s Gospel. It is at this wedding feast that Jesus performs his first miracle, changing water into wine. Let us consider the miracle that takes place in our presence today—the bread and wine becoming Christ’s Body and Blood—and give thanks for the invitation we have been given to this Eucharistic feast.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Winter 2021-2022
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday 1 Samuel 15:16-23; Mark 2:18-22
Saint Anthony, Abbot (Memorial) – “Born into a wealthy Egyptian family, Anthony gave away his inheritance and became a hermit. He was well known for his holiness, wisdom, and asceticism. He left his solitude only to go to Alexandria to encourage those being persecuted and to help counteract Arianism.” (Living With Christ, January 2022)
Tuesday 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Mark 2:23-28
Wednesday 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Mark 3:1-6
Thursday 1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Mark 3:7-12
Friday 1 Samuel 24:3-21; Mark 3:13-19
Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial) – “Agnes was one of the most popular early Roman martyrs, and her feast has been celebrated on this day since the fourth century. . .she was martyred at a young age (twelve or thirteen) during a Roman persecution.” (Living With Christ, January 2022)
Saturday 2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Mark 3:20-21
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children – “In the dioceses of the United States of America January 22 shall be observed as a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion.” (www.usccb.org)