Introductory Prayer: O Lord Jesus, I love you with all of my heart. Because I do not know how to pray, please teach me how to pray as our Blessed Mother taught you how to pray and in turn how she prays to you unceasingly from the beats of her very heart. Help me talk to you heart to heart with simple, loving faith.

Petition: Increase in my heart an intimate, confident faith.

Gospel: Jn 2:1-11
On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples.  When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." And Jesus said to her, "O Woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come."  His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."  Now six stone jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim.  He said to them , "Now draw some out, take it to the steward of the feast."  So they took it.  When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first; and when men have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."  This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and his disciples believed in him.

1. "They Have No Wine."

Mary knew her son all too well. They loved each other with a special love. So much so, that Mary knew that Jesus just couldn't say no to her. He didn't know how, and never learned. Go to your Mother with your greatest or smallest needs. She will take your petitions to our Lord with an undying faith and love. And our Lord will hear her prayer. And he will respond...

2. "O Woman, What Have You to do with Me?  My Hour Has Not Yet Come."

"O Woman" Our Lord calls his Mother by the title that Adam first gave to Eve: woman. The new Adam and the new Eve, and a new beginning. As Eve was present and active at the fall, so the new Eve is present and active in our redemption. She was present at the Annunciation and at the manger; at the Cross and at the upper room; at Cana and now at the Heavenly throne. This "Woman" does not cease to intercede for us. How do we respond?

3. "Do Whatever He Tells You."

Our Mother shows us the way by beseeching our Lord with great faith. Answer with that same simple faith. Like Peter who did not quite understand when Jesus said to cast his nets one more time, or these same servants who were asked to fill water jars, we must not be afraid to say yes to our Lord. "And they filled them up to the brim." 

Conversation wih Christ: O Lord Jesus, I am so weak. Please help me to turn to you and our Blessed Mother with great faith, and grant me the grace to respond with faith-filled generosity.

Questionnaire:  This optional questionnaire is intended to help you evaluate you life in light of the inspirations God just gave you in these moments you spend with Him in prayer.

1. How often, and in what matters do I usually pray to my Blessed Mother? How ingenious am I in showing her how much I love her?

2. How often do I bring her flowers, beautiful flowers: acts of charity, sacrifices for the good of others...?

3. With which attitude do I usually respond to the desires of my Mother and her Son? How often and how seriously do I actively ask them for a greater faith to respond with generosity to God's will for my life?