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First Reading: 1 Jn 5:14–21
Beloved:
We have this confidence in God,
that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask,
we know that what we have asked him for is ours.
If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly,
he should pray to God and he will give him life.
This is only for those whose sin is not deadly.
There is such a thing as deadly sin,
about which I do not say that you should pray.
All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not deadly.
We know that no one begotten by God sins;
but the one begotten by God he protects,
and the Evil One cannot touch him.
We know that we belong to God,
and the whole world is under the power of the Evil One.
We also know that the Son of God has come
and has given us discernment to know the one who is true.
And we are in the one who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ.
He is the true God and eternal life.
Children, be on your guard against idols.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 149:1-2, 3-4, 5 and 6a and 9b
R./ The Lord takes delight in his people. or: Alleluia
Sing to the Lord a new song
of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker,
let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
R./ The Lord takes delight in his people. or: Alleluia
Let them praise his name in the festive dance,
let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord loves his people,
and he adorns the lowly with victory.
R./ The Lord takes delight in his people. or: Alleluia
Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy upon their couches;
Let the high praises of God be in their throats.
This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia.
R./ The Lord takes delight in his people. or: Alleluia
Gospel Reading: Jn 2:1–11
There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee,
and the mother of Jesus was there.
Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
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 at Cana in Galilee
and so revealed his glory,
and his disciples began to believe in him.
Introduction by the Celebrant
When two young people set out together on the adventure of married life, they affirm that they believe in each other, in love, in life, in the future, and hopefully, in God who will support them. This is the message God speaks to us today. He has committed himself to us, his people, in a covenant bond of love, as lasting and as beautiful as marriage, when his Son, Jesus, became one of us. In him, he has given himself to us forever, for better and for worse, accepting that his Son laid down his life for us so that we might live. He continues to change the drabness and failures of our existence into plenty of wine and joy. And the best wine will be kept for the end, for eternal happiness.
Opening Prayer
Faithful and loving God,
your Son, Jesus, shared with ordinary people
the joy of their marriage feast.
Set for us the table and pour for us
the delightful wine of your covenant,
bring us close to you and to one another,
and warm our hearts with your own love.
Make our lives become a feast,
an unending song of joy and praise,
to you, our living God,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
General Intercessions
– Lord, pour on your Church the good wine of your pardon, because our love remains lukewarm and we do not have enough faith in you and trust in one another, we pray:
– Lord, pour on our families the wine of love, that they may be faithful and committed to each other and that children may learn from their parents to care for people and to serve you, we pray:
– Lord, pour our Christian communities the wine of unity and friendship, that we may be one in you and together become your body serving one another and the world by our spirit of sharing and caring for each other, we pray:
Prayer over the Gifts
Faithful God,
you let us experience your love
in this meal of grace and friendship
at the table of your Son, Jesus Christ.
Let him break for us the bread of life
and pour for us his wine of joy,
that we may be faithful to you
and be brothers and sisters to one another,
on account of him who shed for us
the precious wine of his blood,
Jesus Christ, our Lord. R/ Amen.
Prayer after Communion
We thank you, our faithful God,
for letting Jesus speak to us in this Eucharist
his words of encouragement and joy
and for pouring on our behalf the wine
of his new and everlasting covenant.
Let our life become a feast
of forgiveness and mutual service
and of dedication to you, our living God.
May this celebration be a foretaste
of the happiness you prepare for us in your home.
Grant this through Christ, our Lord. R/ Amen.
Blessing
Today, we have celebrated in this Eucharist God's love for his people. God is married to us in a union of love that he will never break. Jesus is married to his Church. God's love is faithful. May you always respond to his love, with the blessing of Almighty God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. R/ Thanks be to God.
