My husband ( raised a Protestant) was taught the wedding at Cana was actually JESUS' wedding, perhaps to Mary Magdalene. Scripture shows the cannot be true.
1- in Jn 2:2 we read, "Jesus and his disciples had likewise been invited to the celebration." ( in addition to Mary, his mother. The groom is not 'invited' to a wedding, his is the guest of honor.
2- Mary informs Jesus "They have no more wine." (Jn 2:3) If it were Jesus' wedding, she would have said WE have no more wine.
3- Jesus replies, " How does this concern of yours involve me?" (Jn 2:4) If her were the groom, it most certainly would have been a concern of his.
Nope. Cana was not Jesus wedding.
Mary knew Jesus could help when the party ran out of wine (
a tremendous embarrassment ); the words she speaks in this passage are the last words of Mary in scripture: Do whatever he tells you.
See what she did there? She turned the attention back to Jesus. Again.
The First Luminous Mystery: Jesus sanctifies traditional marriage...he shows us that whatever we set before him, he will turn into something wonderful... and we learn to listen to Mary- who once again turns our attention away from herself and toward Christ- she tells us "DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU."
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