“They have no wine.” (John 2: 3)

On other days, it is not a big deal when one runs out of wine. But during a wedding banquet, it was an embarrassment for the host, therefore Mary irrevocably turned to Jesus for help. However Mary perhaps already expected Jesus’ response, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.”

Nevertheless, Mary did not press on. She just said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.” Mary certainly did not foresee that Jesus would perform a miracle and turn water into wine, but her words caused to lessen any opposition the servers might have towards Jesus. The reason was because it was not time yet to wash their feet, therefore it was a meaningless task for the servers to fill six stone jars with water.

At the Cana banquet, Jesus turned water into wine, and eventually at Passover, Jesus sanctified the wine into his blood. Although there wasn’t a direct relation between the two events, they however reminded us that both the Sacrament of Matrimony and the Eucharist were considered a form of gift.