Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I: Isaiah 62:1-5
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10
Reading II: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
Gospel: John 2:1-11

The miracle at Cana provides a correct perspective for our devotion to Mary. Our love
for her is not a hindrance to loyalty to Jesus. She is an example of trust in Jesus. She
is like John the Baptist who never drew attention to himself but pointed at Jesus who
must be listened to and obeyed. The electrician who installed the wiring and lights in
our house does not generate electricity. He did not even make the materials used.
Without his work, however, our house would be dark at night. Many others could have
done the job, but he did it and he deserved the credit.
When we go on a Marian pilgrimage, we go to a particular place. The highlight of our
visit is the Eucharist for Mary who leads us to her son. Places of pilgrimage are like signposts along
the road of life. We leave behind things which pre-occupied us and concentrate instead on the Lord.
We do this with others for the journey of a Christian is not meant to be undertaken on a lonely road.
One of our companions is Mary. Many apparitions of the Blessed Mother are reported today in different
parts of the world. The church has always kept a critical attitude towards these for some are really
questionable. We inquire how well the apparition points at Jesus and His teachings to find out how
genuine an apparition is.

Efren Tomas
In 2004, Father Efren arrived on Maui, Hawaii to be the Pastor of Christ The King Catholic Church in Kahului, Maui until 2012. He calls Christ The King his home because this was his first parish in Hawaii.
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