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As the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus declared in A.D. 431, "Mary is truly 'Mother of God' since she is the mother of the eternal Son of God made man, who is God himself" (CCC 495). "In fact, the One whom the conceived as man by the Holy spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly 'Motherof God' (theo-tokos)" (CCC 507)

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Wedding Feast Of Cana Jn 21-11Jn 21:21; Jn 4:46-54

1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2 Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
3 When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
4 (And) Jesus said to her, "Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come."
5 His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you."
6 Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
7 Jesus told them, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them to the brim.
8 Then he told them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it.
9 And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom
10 and said to him, "Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now." John 2:1-10.
Now, here are the same verses with the symbolic types and word-pictures high-lited...

1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2 Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
3 When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
4 (And) Jesus said to her, "Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come."
5 His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you."
6 Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
7 Jesus told them, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them to the brim.
8 Then he told them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it.
9 And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom
10 and said to him, "Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now."
First, Christ's resurrection happened on the "third" day because the Three Type = "the will of God," and it was the will of God that Christ be raised. Note well that this wedding feast is occurring on a "third day" -- resurrection day!

Next, we have a "wedding." In the Old and New Testaments, the "wedding" word-picture is used to celebrate the "wedding" of Christ to His Church.

So, the events here are occurring in the course of the "wedding" of resurrected Christ to His Church.

Now, in the Bible, "wine" = "the saving blood of Christ." So, when we are told that the "wine" has "run short," we are being told typologically (or "allegorically" -- the difference is not critical, here) that, "Hey, man, help from the resurrected Savior and saving grace, purchased by His blood, is needed!"

Now, note the precise structure of events in this story...

(1) Mary goes to Jesus -- "They need some wine" -- "saving blood, and the saving grace purchased by that saving blood."

(2) Functionally, Jesus responds coldly, "Leave me alone. This is none of your business. It's not time."

(3) Mary, anyway, with confidence, tells the waiters to do what He says.

(4) Jesus, in spite of His cold rebuke of Mary, goes ahead and does what she asks, anyway!

A common answer by our Protestant brothers to Marian theology is, "God doesn't need her help!"

True! Very, very true!

However, in this story, we see a picture of Mary being allowed to "butt-in" on the salvation process, even though it is against God's timing!

Now, let's analyze the process itself in the story.

First, the "jars" here are made of "stone." This is an analog of -- a "synonym of" or "version of" -- the Rock Type meaning "church."

There are "six" in number. Six = the Six Type = "evil." So, these six stone jars symbolize evil people in the Church. This conforms to Mary's statement that they need "wine" -- these sinners in the Church need some of the salvation purchased by Jesus' saving blood.

Jesus has the waiters fill them with potable water -- an analog of the River Type for "salvation." The water is miraculously turned to wine -- a picture of salvation activated by the saving blood of Christ, generated for sinners in the Church at interceding Mary's request!

Manager, MARYMOTHEROFGOD 930611