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== Intercession of Christ in Scripture == | == Intercession of Christ in Scripture == | ||
[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1john/2?1 John 2:1]:<blockquote>My children, I am writing this to you so that you may not commit sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/4?38 Luke 4:38]:<blockquote>After he left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. | [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1john/2?1 John 2:1]:<blockquote>My children, I am writing this to you so that you may not commit sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/4?38 Luke 4:38]:<blockquote>After he left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her.</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/1?30 Mark 1:30]:<blockquote>Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her.</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/8?34 Rom 8:34]:<blockquote>Who will condemn? It is Christ [Jesus] who died, rather, was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1timothy/2:5 1 Tim 2:5-6]:<blockquote>For there is one God. There is also one mediator between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as ransom for all.</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/hebrews/7:25 Heb 7:25]:<blockquote>Therefore, he is always able to save those who approach God through him, since he lives forever to make intercession for them.</blockquote> | ||
who gave himself as ransom for all.</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/hebrews/7:25 Heb 7:25]:<blockquote>Therefore, he is always able to save those who approach God through him, since he lives forever to make intercession for them</blockquote> | |||
* see [https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/intercession Intercession | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia] | * see [https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/intercession Intercession | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia] | ||
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=== The Wedding at Cana === | === The Wedding at Cana === | ||
Saint Mary, the Mother of God, intercedes to Jesus on behalf of the wedding party, which has run out of wine: | Saint Mary, the Mother of God, intercedes to Jesus on behalf of the wedding party, which has run out of wine:<blockquote>On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/2:1 John 2:1-3])</blockquote>Jesus replies,<blockquote>Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/2?4 Jn 2:4])</blockquote>A couple things to note here: | ||
Jesus | # 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. | |||
## Since she then orders the servers to "Do whatever he tells you" ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/2:5 Jn 2:5]) | |||
which demonstrates 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> | |||
=== The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus === | === The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus === | ||