THE CANA EXPERIENCE

SCRUTATIO SCRIPTURAE

THE CANA EXPERIENCE

 

A Scrutatio for the 2nd Sunday of the CHRISTIAN SEASON OF EPIPHANY

Readings from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer

Isaiah 62:1-5 / Psalm 96 / I Corinthians 12:1-11 / John 2:1-11

(In the Charismatic Episcopal Church)

FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR ALMIGHTY LORD THE GIVER OF LIFE

Genesis 1:26-28a or Jeremiah 31:10-17 / Psalm 2 or 10 / Romans 8:35-39 or I Corinthians 15:19-26 / Matthew 18:1-5 or John 14:1-6

Readings for the Pauline/Vatican II Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Isaiah 62:1-5 / Psalm 95:1-3, 7-10 / I Corinthians 12:4-11  / John 2:1-11

For the Church in the Philippines

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE SANTO NIÑO

Isaiah 9:1-7 / Psalm 97:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 / Ephesians 1:3-6 and 15-18 / Matthew 18:1-5 or Luke 2:41-52

Readings for the Tridentine Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Introit: Psalm 66:4 and 1 Epistle: Romans 12:6-16  Gradual: Psalm 107:20-21

Alleluia: Psalm 148:2

Gospel 

John 2:1-11

Offertory: 

Psalm 66:1, 2, 16

Communion Antiphon: John 2:7, 8, 9, 10-11

Last year, we had a HEAD-LOCK COLLISION with the proponents of the RH "law"...

Instead of focusing on the eradication of Corruption which is the very cause of Poverty, IT IS THE VICTIMS THAT ARE SADLY BLAMED AND BEING DEGRADED BY PROPOSING TO SPEND 13.7 BILLION OF OUR TAXES, NOT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES, NOT IN TEXTBOOKS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS, NOR FOR LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS, BUT FOR FREE-DOLE OUTS OF CONDOMS AND PILLS!

This is the "Water in the Jar" so to speak of this particular issue...

A "water" that is presented to us deceptively as a "giver of progress", but rather, IT ONLY WATERS DOWN THE TRUE NEEDS OF OUR COUNTRY.

But our BLESSED MOTHER, THE EVER IMMACULATE VIRGIN MARY, HAS ASKED HIS SON, OUR BLESSED LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO CHANGE THIS "WATER" INTO THE VERY LIFE GIVING WINE THAT GIVES US WHAT WE REALLY NEED!

THE LIFE-GIVING WINE OF ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES...

THE LIFE-GIVING WINE  OF QUALITY EDUCATION FOR EACH AND EVERY JUANITO AND JUANITA DELA CRUZ...

THE LIFE-GIVING WINE  OF SUSTAINABLE JOBS FOR EVERY REGION, PROVINCE, CITY, MUNICIPALITY AND BARANGGAY! 

I HOPE THAT WE WILL LET OUR COUNTRY ENTER INTO THIS CANA EXPERIENCE!

AND ALL WE NEED IS TO HEARKEN TO OUR BLESSED MOTHER WHO LOVINGLY EXHORTS EACH AND EVERYONE OF US, FROM THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND CABINET MEMBERS, HONORABLE SENATORS, CONGRESSMEN AND WOMEN, HONORABLE GOVERNORS, VICE GOVERNORS AND MEMBERS OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL, HONORABLE MAYORS, VICE MAYORS AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BARANGGAY COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE VENERABLE LEADERS OF DIFFERENT FAITH COMMUNITIES, FROM THE RICHEST CITIZEN TO THE POOREST PEASANT:

"DO WHATEVER MY DIVINE SON TELLS YOU TO DO!"

ONLY JESUS, THE BREAD OF LIFE IN ALL ITS AWESOME FULLNESS AND SPLENDOR, AND THE CUP OF EVERLASTING SALVATION, HE ALONE, THE SOVEREIGN KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS CAN CHANGE THE "ORDINARY WATER" THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN, TO THE WINE OF THE BRIGHT NEW DAY OF TRUE PROGRESS THAT WILL MAKE OUR BELOVED MOTHERLAND GREAT AGAIN!

ON THE FEAST OF THE SANTO NIÑO