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# Mary was a guest and thereby had no obligation or duties over managing the wine. | # Mary was a guest and thereby had no obligation or duties over managing the wine. | ||
## | ## thereby she learned of it from someone else. | ||
## | ## we cannot say if she merely heard it it-- which is unlikely, as Jesus would have, too, or if the problem was brought to her -- more likely. | ||
# | # As she orders the servers to "Do whatever he tells you" ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/2:5 Jn 2:5]), she maintains that intercessory role in 1) bringing it to Jesus' attention; and 2) directing the servants to follow him. | ||
Thus we see the power of intercession that belongs to the Holy Mother.<ref>Calvin, apparently, argued that Mary was merely reporting the situation and not asking for Jesus' intervention. That view is needed to deny Mary as intercessor (i.e. praying to her, which Calvin denied). From NetBible: | |||
''Some think Mary was only reporting the situation, or (as Calvin thought) asking Jesus to give some godly exhortations to the guests and thus relieve the bridegroom’s embarrassment. But the words, and the reply of Jesus in v. 4, seem to imply more.'' ([https://netbible.org/bible/John+2 John 2 | Lumina (netbible.org])</ref> | ''Some think Mary was only reporting the situation, or (as Calvin thought) asking Jesus to give some godly exhortations to the guests and thus relieve the bridegroom’s embarrassment. But the words, and the reply of Jesus in v. 4, seem to imply more.'' ([https://netbible.org/bible/John+2 John 2 | Lumina (netbible.org])</ref> | ||