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THE REDEEMER AMONG MEN 363
A VIEW OF CANA
bridegroom had made a mistake in serving the best wine last. So he called him and said, '' Every man at rst setteth forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good wine until now.'' This was the rst miracle that Jesus worked. He performed it at the request of His blessed Mother, so that these friends of His would not be deprived of happiness on their wedding day.
Our Lord's gentleness toward those who were de­ spised is shown by the way in which He treated e Zacheus, the publican. Zacheus was the chief collec­ Pu i n tor of taxes in Jericho and, naturally, the Jews hated
him. On His last journey to Jerusalem, just before His Passion and death, Jesus passed through Jericho, where Zacheus lived. Zacheus wanted to see Jesus, but being very short of stature, he could not see over