Learning from Mary during May, the Month of Mary

The wedding at Cana is repeated in every generation…Let us make room for Mary, “the Mother,” as the evangelist calls her. Let us journey with her now to Cana. Mary is attentive, she is attentive in the course of this wedding feast; she is concerned for the needs of the newlyweds. She is not closed in on herself, worried only about her little world. Her love makes her “outgoing” towards others. She does not seek her friends to say what is happening, to criticize the poor organization of the wedding feast. And since she is attentive, she discretely notices that the wine has run out. Wine is a sign of happiness, love, and plenty. How many young people sense that there is no longer any of that wine to be found in their homes? How many women, sad and lonely, wonder when love left, when it slipped away from their lives? How many elderly people feel left out of family celebrations, cast aside and longing each day for a little love, from their sons and daughters, their grandchildren. The lack of this “wine” can also be due to unemployment, illness, and difficult situations which our families may experience. Mary is not a “demanding” mother, nor a mother-in-law who revels in our lack of experience, our mistakes, and the things we forget to do. Mary, quite simply, is a Mother! She is there, attentive and concerned…Mary is a Mother!