January 17, 2016
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: Saint Anthony the Abbot, (251-356)
Reading 1
1For Zion’s sake I will not be
silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be
quiet, until her vindication shines forth
like the dawn and her victory like a burning torch.
2Nations shall behold your
vindication, and all the kings your glory; you shall be called by a new name pronounced by the mouth of the LORD.[1] 3You shall be a glorious crown in the
hand of the LORD, a royal diadem held by your God.
4No more shall people call you "Forsaken," or your land "Desolate," but you shall be called "My Delight," and your land “Espoused.” For the LORD delights in you
and makes your land His spouse. 5As a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices in his
bride so shall your God rejoice in you.
Responsorial
Psalm
R. (3) Proclaim His marvelous deeds
to all the nations.
1Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands. 2Sing to the LORD; bless His name.
R. Proclaim His marvelous deeds to
all the nations.
2Announce His salvation, day after
day. 3Tell His glory among the nations; among all peoples, His wondrous
deeds.
R. Proclaim His marvelous deeds to
all the nations.
7Give to the LORD, you families of
nations, 8give to the LORD glory and praise;
give to the LORD the glory due His
name!
R. Proclaim His marvelous deeds to
all the nations.
9Worship the LORD in holy attire. Tremble before Him, all the earth; 10Say among the nations: The LORD is
king. He governs the peoples with equity.
R. Proclaim His marvelous deeds to
all the nations.
Reading 2
4Brothers and sisters: There are different kinds of
spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; [2] 5there are different forms of service
but the same Lord; 6there are different workings but the
same God who produces all of them in everyone.
7To each individual the manifestation
of the Spirit is given for some benefit. 8To one is given through the Spirit
the expression of wisdom; to another, the expression of knowledge
according to the same Spirit; 9to another, faith by the same
Spirit; to another, gifts of healing by the
one Spirit; 10to another, mighty deeds; to another, prophecy; to another, discernment of spirits; to another, varieties of tongues; to another, interpretation of
tongues.
11But one and the same Spirit
produces all of these, distributing them individually to
each person as He wishes.
Alleluia compare wirh 2 Thessalonians 2:14
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
God has called us through the Gospel to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
1There was a wedding at Cana in
Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.[3][4][5] 2Jesus and His disciples were also
invited to the wedding. 3When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to Him,“They have no wine.”
4And Jesus said to her,[6]
"Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet to come." 5His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever He tells you."
6Now there were six stone water jars
there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty
gallons.[7]
7Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. 8Then He told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the
headwaiter.” So they took it.[8] 9And when the headwaiter tasted the
water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from -although the servers who had drawn the water knew -, the headwaiter called the bridegroom 10and
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.”
11Jesus 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.[9]
Notes on Readings:
[1] Isaiah 62:2 - New name: figurative expression for a new
state of happiness; compare with Revelation 2:17; 3:12.
[2] 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 - There are some features common to
all charisms, despite their diversity: all are gifts (charismata), grace from
outside ourselves; all are forms of service (diakoniai), an expression of their
purpose and effect; and all are workings (energemata), in which God is at work.
Paul associates each of these aspects with what later theology will call one of
the persons of the Trinity, an early example of "appropriation."
[3] John 2:1- 6:71 - Signs revealing Jesus as the Messiah
to all Israel. "Sign" (semeion) is John's symbolic term for Jesus'
wondrous deeds (see Introduction). The Old Testament background lies in the
Exodus story (compare with Deuteronomy 11:3; 29:2). John is interested primarily in what the semeia signify: God's intervention
in human history in a new way through Jesus.
[4]
John 2:1-11 -
The first sign. This story of replacement of Jewish ceremonial washings (John 2:6) presents the initial revelation about Jesus at the outset of his ministry. He
manifests His glory; the disciples believe. There is no synoptic parallel.
[5] John 2:1 - Cana: unknown from the Old Testament. The
mother of Jesus: she is never named in John.
[6] John 2:4 - This verse may seek to show that Jesus did not
work miracles to help His family and friends, as in the apocryphal gospels.
Woman: a normal, polite form of address, but unattested in reference to one's
mother. Compare also with John19:26. How does your concern affect me?: literally, "What is this to Me and to
you?" - a Hebrew expression of either hostility (Judges 11:12; 2 Chronicles 35:21; 1 Kings 17:18 or denial of common interest (Hosea 14:9; 2 Kings 3:13. Comparte with Mark 1:24; 5:7 used by demons to Jesus. My hour has not yet come: the translation as a
question ("Has not my hour now come?"), while preferable
grammatically and supported by Greek Fathers, seems unlikely from a comparison
with John 7:6, 30. The "hour" is that of Jesus' passion, death, resurrection, and
ascension (John 13:1).
[7] John 2:6 - Twenty to thirty gallons: literally, "two
or three measures"; the Attic liquid measure contained 39.39 liters. The
vast quantity recalls prophecies of abundance in the last days; compare with Amos 9:13-14; Hosea 14;7; Jeremiah 31:12.
[8] John 2:8 - Headwaiter: used of the official who managed a
banquet, but there is no evidence of such a functionary in Palestine. Perhaps
here a friend of the family acted as master of ceremonies; compare with Sirach 32:1 .
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I personally encourage everyone to emulate JESUS' values on LOVE, FAITH, HOPE
and CHARITY, as the humanity has been a failure; which resulted to the more than two (2) years of pandemic and its after-effects on economy, not only here in the Philippines but worldwide.
And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
Thank you and may GOD bless you and the whole family to have an enjoyed life's journey at home, Church, schools/universities, corporate commitments, public and places of interest.