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

Jesus Christ Before Herod

Question from PD on 3/18/2008:

Father,

I have a question about Luke 23:9. Why did the Lord choose to remain silent when he stood before Herod?

Thank you.

Answer by Fr. John Echert on 3/19/2008:
The Lord knows the heart of everyone and Herod Antipas, who was absolutely vile and wicked, deserved no response from the Lord, unlike Pilate, who was less culpable, being a Roman pagan. Herod claimed to be a king of the Jews but the true King of the Jews would not so much as respond to his mockery. Some folks simply do not deserve the time of day, as they say.

Father Echert

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