John 2:1-11 is set at a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and St. John first notes that “the mother of Jesus was there.”It’s remarkable that Mary gets mentioned even before Jesus does. Only in verse two does John tell us, “Jesus also was invited to the wedding with His disciples.” It seems that John has focused more attention at the beginning of the story on the mother of Jesus than on Jesus Himself. But within the span of a few verses, Mary herself shifts all our attention onto her son, when she tells the servants, “Do whatever He tells you” and He ...