FR REMI HOMILIES/REFLECTIONS AND SERMONS

HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 5HT WEEK OF EASTER, (OUR LADY, MOTHER OF AFRICA) Act 1:12-14; Lk.1; John 2:1-11 Do whatever He tells you As a Church in Africa, today, we celebrate our Lady of Africa. Africa as a continent is rich in culture, human and natural resources but shamefully marred by many kinds of problems because of greed and the mismanagement of these resources. Consequently, today’s gospel calls us to reflect on how the Blessed Virgin Mary saved a couple from the shame of lack of wine on their wedding day. The first thing we must note is that this miracle was the first public sign of Jesus; which means that before then, Jesus was not known to be a miracle worker. Therefore, Mary and Jesus were not invited on the basis of Jesus’ supernatural power but for some other relationship they may have had with the couples. When they ran out of wine, obviously, they must have sought different ways to remedy the situation. Meeting Jesus and/or Mary would not have been one of the options bec...