Women in the Church

“A great deal has been written and said in the fifty years since the Council on the role of women in the Church, some even speak of doors which were opened in order to be closed again. However, this is not what is found on reading the Conciliar documents. The renewal which has taken place through the greater presence of the laity and a fuller awareness of their vocation and mission (and that includes us women!) is not always taken account of sufficiently. It does not cease to be a paradox that the greatest women in the history of the Church, holy mystics, founders, saints of charity, doctors… did not sit around waiting until they were given a role, nor did they postpone their labours until a ministry was instituted for them. They knew their place: together with Christ, children of the Father, daughters of the Church, full members of the Church, capable of enriching her with their gifts. And they set to work responding to the urgent needs of their times. Should we not also give ourselves and strive, each in the place to which God has called her, to carry forward that New Evangelisation to which Benedict XVI untiringly exhorts us?”

Ana Cristina Villa Betancourt, Responsible for the Women’s Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, has just posted an article about laywomen auditors at Vatican Council II.  She  encourages women of today to fulfill our God-given mission by sharing our unique gifts. 

Please follow the links for more information and to read this inspiring article:         

http://www.laici.va/content/laici/en/sezioni/donna/tema-del-mese.html
http://www.laici.va/content/laici/en/sezioni/donna.html
http://www.laici.va/content/laici/en/sezioni/donna/profilo.html

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To what urgent need(s) is the Lord asking you to respond? 

What gifts is God calling you to share with the Church and the world?

Let us pray for and with each other as we faithfully strive to do God’s will and prepare our hearts for the coming of our Lord and Saviour.

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