But in the case of His first public appearance at Cana, was this so? No. In fact, His attitude toward any assistance was, "Woman, what have I to do with thee?" (Jn. 2:4b). Did He ask for her assistance at any time? I think not, though women related to the other disciples did accompany, and one would submit that they helped comfort and make meals and administer other assisting graces, while staying out of the limelight.
Never did He (as you and I might) say, "Hey, folks! I want you to meet My Mom! Stand up, Mom!" To which the crowd would applaud and say, "Amen!" Hmm?
For humans to insert her in any way outside of the initial role that God gave her, is to be very presumptuous, and treading upon His prerogatives as to the degree she is to be recognized in promoting The Faith.
Nobody is saved or sanctified by praying to her as an agent of grace, or as a gatekeeper of blessings experienced by the true believers.
By all means, to dwell on such an irrelevant and physically impossible matter as a "perpetual virginity" attribute is simply worthy of ridicule. Would she want it? If it actually existed, it would have been marked in Scripture. Such a state does not exist. And even if it did, it would not be important.
Perhaps the reason catholiciism elevates the Mother of Jesus to perpetual virginity is because Jesus remained ever virginal. In the cult of catholiciism there seems to be a sequestration tendency. Since I believe the author of the religion called Catholicism is none other than the same author of Ishtar cult, I am not surprised anymore by anything their apologists post.