The Wedding Feast of Cana and Mary's Only Command

While many try to point out the wedding feast of Cana to be Mary's first act of intercession for Jesus and man, however it is not at all an act of intercession.  So let's really analyze the whole story in context from John 2:1-11.  So here's a summary of the events:
  • Marriage in Galilee, Jesus attended a wedding with His disciples, His earthly mother and His earthly half-brothers
  • People knew not yet that Jesus was the Messiah
  • Believing that they could approach Jesus through Mary, they asked the favor through her
  • Mary approached Jesus but Jesus called her "woman" instead (check also the Catholic Douay Bible)
  • Mary gave no command but told the people to DO whatever Jesus will bid them do (John 2:5)
  • People did as Jesus commanded, Mary took no part

So what did this story prove?  Well, here Mary is obviously clear that she wants people to understand that she could not intercede between them and her Son, the Lord Jesus Christ because one, she was but a sinner saved by grace and two, He was only her son in the flesh.  As virtuous Mary is, she could not do such a deed because she was not born without sin.  Jesus however could not be tainted with sin because of His virgin birth and that the sin was passed down from the father, not from the mother and if Jesus had NO earthly biological father (note that Joseph is his stepfather) and that God the Father is His Father.

Also by telling the people to do what Jesus tells them to do, Mary shows she has NO part in saving man nor can be she a co-mediator.  This is affirmed in 1 Timothy 2:5 that says there is only one Mediator between God and man and that is the Lord Jesus Christ and Hebrews 7:22-25 says that Jesus is the one who grants intercession.