The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola: The Mysteries of the Life of Christ Our Lord: The First Miracle

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The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, [1914], at sacred-texts.com

OF THE FIRST MIRACLE PERFORMED AT THE MARRIAGE OF CANA, GALILEE

St. John writes Chapter 2 [1-12].

First Point. First: Christ our Lord was invited with His Disciples to the marriage.

Second Point. Second: The Mother tells her Son of the failure of the wine, saying: "`They have no wine,'"and bade the servants: "`Whatsoever He shall say to you, do ye.'"

Third Point. Third: "He changed the water into wine and manifested His glory, and His Disciples believed in Him."

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