St. Agnes Catholic Church

Saint Agnes
Catholic Church
Today’s Readings
Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm 96
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
John 2:1-11
St. Francis de Sales
Parish Administration
(308) 632-2541 / (308) 632-2146 (Fax)
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Pastor
Rev. Vincent L. Parsons (ext. 2)
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Pastoral Minister
Sr. Vera Meis (ext. 4)
srvera@st-agnes-church.com
Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Terri Calvert (ext.5)
dre@st-agnes-church.com
Church Office Manager
Mrs. Danni Koeteman (ext. 3)
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Head Teacher
Mrs. Julie Brown (632-6918)
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School Office Manager
Mrs. Margie Dishongoffice@stagnesonline.org
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
page 2 January 20, 2013
Listen to this very interesting dialogue
in our gospel today which initiated a
miracle:
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.” Jesus told
the servers, “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.” The
headwaiter called the bridegroom and
said to him, “Everyone serves good
wine first, and then when the people
have drunk freely, an inferior one; but
you have kept the good wine until
now.”
Jesus gave them the best wine,
but more than that, he gave himself. It
is the precious GIFT OF LOVE that
embraces two hearts to become one. It
is still that love that makes the
Sacrament of Matrimony relevant in
this modern age. Read this story: A
young wife was just operated on the
face and her mouth was twisted. One
of the nerves of the muscle of the
mouth was cut which caused the
twisting of the mouth. Her mouth will
be like that for ever. Her young
husband was in the room, standing
beside her. And the young woman
asked the doctor, “Will my mouth
always be like this?” The doctor
answered, “Yes, for ever; the nerve
was cut.” Then tears began to fall
from her eyes. But the husband smiled
and said, “I like it. It’s cute.” Then he
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asked his wife,
“Can I kiss you?”
The wife was
hesitant, yet, the
husband was
persistent. Then he
bowed to kiss her,
and you can
imagine how he twisted his mouth to
accommodate to hers. And after a long
kiss, the young man said, “You see,
our kiss still works. It is as sweet as
ever.”
Husbands and wives, does your
kiss still work and is it as sweet as
ever? That gift of love of Jesus to the
couple at the wedding in Cana is still
the same finest wine of love that Jesus
offers to you today. It is still the love
that makes your kiss work and be as
sweet as ever. It is still the love that
creates wonders and makes miracles.
However, everything is not
sugarcoated. There will be times that
you will experience discordant
relationships. But trust in God! Allow
him to enter into your lives when
things get unsettled. God will be in
your hearts to refocus your lives to
something memorable and
inspirational. He will sit beside you,
so that whatever wrong you will do,
God will embrace them with his grace
and forgiveness. Eventually, he will
enrich your love for each other.
Always keep the finest wine in your
relationship to make your lives spin
with joy and laughter forever.
God bless you all!
Francis de Sales, C.O., T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap., (August 21, 1567 – December 28,
1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic
Church. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the religious
divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation. He is known also for
his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly the
Introduction to the Devout Life and the Treatise on the Love of God. His feastday is
January 24th. He is the Patron Saint of journalists and writers.