When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine. (And) Jesus said to her, Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come. His mother said to the servers, Do whatever he tells you. Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told them, Fill the jars with water. So they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter. So they took it. And 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 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 in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. -The 2nd Luminous Mystery

Ordinary Time



Document Title
Ordinary Time
Question from on 06-30-2007:
What year is it in Ordinary Time. Year One or Year Two and where can I find this information?
Answer by Rev. Mark J. Gantley, JCL on 07-02-2007:
New cycles begin with Advent every year and are the same during all seasons as during ordinary time.

The Lectionary cycles of readings for Sundays include three sets of readings -- cycles A, B, and C. We are currently in cycle C. In December, we will begin cycle A.

The Lectionary cycles of readings for weekdays include two sets of readings -- cycles 1 and 2. We are currently in cycle 1. An easy way to remember which weekday cycle we are in is that it corresponds (odd-even) to the year. It is 2007 -- odd. Therefore, we are in cycle 1 -- odd. Next year, 2008, is even. Therefore, we will be in cycle 2 -- even.


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