Just as there were only women standing by the Cross -- apart from the beloved disciple -- so too the first encounter with the risen Lord was destined to be for them. The Church’s juridical structure is founded on Peter and the Eleven, but in the day-to-day life of the Church it is the women who are constantly opening the door to the Lord and accompanying him to the Cross, and so it is they who come to experience the Risen One.
~from Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week by Pope Benedict XVI
O the joy,
the utter joy and absolute glory
of being a woman!
Deo gratias!
Amen! Alleluia!
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