On this Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, we witness the Miracle of the Wedding at Cana. As Tony explains, in this scene God manifests the type of relationship we have been created for with Him, as creatures created in his likeness.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Isaiah 62:1-5
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 62:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
Gospel: John 2:1-11
Works Cited:
St. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Redemptor Hominis, 11.
St. Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, 3.22.4.
St. John Paul II, Apostolic Letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 21.
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.