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"They Have No Wine" | Fr. Simon Esshaki | Live at the 2026 Chaldean-Assyrian Youth Convention

Youth for Truth

Fr. Simon's full talk give at the 2026 Chaldean-Assyrian Youth Convention of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter. Fr. Simon's talk centers on why Christ's first miracle wasn’t a dramatic healing or raising the dead, but quietly turning water into wine at Cana. It reveals he came not only to remove sickness, but to give lasting joy—an “overflow,” not just enough to get by. Mary’s role in that miracle is that she’s the one who notices the hidden problem (“They have no wine”), brings it to Jesus without controlling him, and tells the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Mary could only see that need because she was trusted “behind the scenes,” so we to should invite her into the private places we hide—guilt, shame, anxiety, and fear about the future—so we’re not alone in darkness. Real devotion to Mary is a concrete way to open our hearts and be led to Jesus’ grace, because without him we only produce “water,” not wine. Stay tuned for more full talks from this convention!