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Tuesday in the Octave of Easter

Posted: Tuesday, 10 April 2007

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Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,”

So much for the idea that God despises women and thinks that they are below men in status! When Jesus rose from the dead the first person He visited with was a wee woman:

Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping.
And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb
and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet
where the Body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken my Lord,
and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you looking for?”
She thought it was the gardener and said to him,
“Sir, if you carried him away,
tell me where you laid him,
and I will take him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,”
which means Teacher.
Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me,
for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’”
Mary went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,”
and then reported what he had told her.

So...(obviously this blurb is according to my Catholic beliefs. Your beliefs might differ and that's fine!) God was born of a woman and then a herd of weeping women followed him all the way to the cross. While He was hanging on the cross a pack of women stayed at the foot of His cross while the men fled (except young John) away and hid. Before Jesus died He entrusted Saint John to His mother Mary, a woman. Then when God rose from the dead He first appeared to...a woman!

And all through history many of the greatest Saints have been women. Wasn't it a mere wisp of a woman (Saint Catherine of Siena) that scolded the Pope back to Rome from where he had been hiding out in France??

I'd say that we women have, and always have had, a very powerful and beautiful place in the Church! Men have their place and we women have our place - together we all make up the Church in our own beautiful roles! I must say that it seems very well balanced: what men lack, women make up for and what women lack, men make up for. Jesus established Womens' Equality long before we humans even thought about it. And none of those biblical women had to burn a bra in the meantime!

(Is it unholy to print "bra"? Sorry, couldn't resist the corny quip hehehehe)


Posted on Things Go Moo in the Night... at 11:19

Comments

Interesting post. And something that heathen women have recognised for centuries, the complimentary roles of both men and women. History paints a grand picture of good strong heathen women, especially amongst the Norse and Celts. ;-)

Hermit from Sanday

Didn't Moses stand in front of a burning bra or am I getting mixed up. All the above is a great story but which of the islands did it happen on? No one on Lewis has heard of these octave things - I asked in the post office this morning - are there grantrs available for them?

calum s. from lewis

As if a grim Presbyterian would have any doings with such (excuse me TGMITN) papish goings-on calum, the very idea. And I hope you are remembering that not only did he stand in front of it, but also that it spake. Which is at least a step too far for me....if not two.

Flying Cat from trying to look knowledgeable

I do agree with you Michelle, but the church remains a patriachal organisation, which does not tend to flag up the role of women in the early or present church. Celtic christianity was very egalitarian and women were both accepted and revered. Hilde of Whitby set up a monastery and converted and influenced thousands. Celtic christians were very much grounded in their community and served all those around. They too would have been washing up and shepherding, but also believed in rest! So enjoy your naps and go girl!!!!!

skywatcher from contemplation of the mysteries

Popish, FC, popish. Papish refers to someone from Papa Stronsay (methinks)! ... from mjcwikipedia, no less.

mjc from NM,USA

Now THAT would have been a sight to see!!

Michelle Therese from Mainland Orkney oan the fairm

I'm a Scottish cat, mjc, and papish stands! Papay being the priest's isle... Il Papa.....you're winding me up again! Rats!

Flying Cat from in a fluff

ummm... I'm not convinced by the text, where does it explain that god was born of a woman? and where does it even suggest that women are more or less than despised by man/god? It appears that women were prepared to show their devotion and emotion, give their time, and happened to be in the right place, crying, when Jesus reappeared. where were the men? Leaving the women to do the hard and necessary work.

scallowawife from agnostic stance

Well...regarding "the text", I didn't copy out the whole bible. The first chapter of Luke deals with God born of woman. And Saint Paul can be a bit harsh regarding chicks! "Women should stay silent in church and only ask questions of their husbands at home."

Michelle Therese from Mainland Orkney oan the fairm

Paul was a chauvinistic know-it-all.

Ruthodanort from Unst



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