In St. John’s Gospel, Mary appears only twice:
At the beginning and the end of Jesus’ public life.
Here, at the Wedding Feast at Cana,
Jesus performs his first miracle.
Mary calls her Son’s attention to the fact that
The wine has run out. Christ initially declines
To respond to her maternal entreaty, saying that
His Hour has not yet come.
With the faith of a disciple, Mary still believes
That Jesus will act and she instructs the stewards,
“Do whatever he tells you.”
Christ responds to her deep faith
And changes the water into wine.
By this first miraculous sign
He reveals his glory and his disciples believe in him.