For many weeks we have been on a spiritual pilgrimage, reflecting on the Wedding Feast at Cana (Jn 2:1-11). Here Jesus performed His first miracle by changing ordinary water into a superabundance of extraordinary wine.

Wine symbolizes joy! Jesus wants you to know fruitful and abundant joy in your marriage. So how can you receive this grace that Jesus wishes to pour into your marriage?

We propose that, just as there were six stone jars at Cana, there are six “jars” which we need to fill with water (our efforts) so that Jesus can turn it into wine.

So far, we have discussed four of the six stone jars: “Follow Christ,” “Read Scripture,” “Receive the Eucharist,” and “Pray Together.” This week we will “fill” the fifth stone jar: “Form Community.”

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For the last several weeks, we have been reflecting on the Wedding Feast at Cana where Jesus performed His first miracle (Jn 2:1-11). He turned ordinary water into an overabundance of extraordinary wine.

Wine symbolizes joy! Jesus wants you to know abundant and fruitful joy in your marriage. In the last three posts, we have looked at ways to receive the grace that Jesus wants to pour into your marriage.

As we have mentioned in our previous posts, just as there were six stone jars at Cana, we propose that there are six “jars” which we need to fill with water (our efforts) so that Jesus can turn it into wine.

So far, we have discussed three of the six stone jars: “Follow Christ,” “Read Scripture,” and “Receive the Eucharist.” This week we will “fill” the fourth stone jar: “Pray Together.”

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We have been reflecting on the Wedding Feast at Cana where Jesus performed his first miracle (Jn 2:1-11). He turned ordinary water into an overabundance of the finest wine.

Wine symbolizes joy! Jesus wants you to know abundant and fruitful joy in your marriage. In the last two posts, we have looked at ways to receive the grace that Jesus wants to pour into your marriage.

Just as there were six stone jars at Cana, we propose that there are six “jars” which we need to fill with water (our efforts) so that Jesus can turn it into wine.

We have discussed the first and second stone jars: “Follow Christ” and “Read Scripture.” This week we will “fill” the third stone jar: “Receive the Eucharist.”

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