Listen to the homily here.
Notes:
Notes:
Our
first reading is from Proverbs—one book in the wisdom section in the Old
Testament
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As it is not Mother’s Day, it is always good to remember that each of
us were born from a woman and say “thank you”
·
“Letter of Pope John Paul II to Women” in June 29th, 1995
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Thank you, women
who are mothers!
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Thank you, women
who are wives!
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Thank you, women
who are daughters and women who are sisters!
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Thank you, women
who work!
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Thank you, consecrated
women!
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Thank you, every
woman, for the simple fact of being a woman!
A
few thoughts:
·
“When one finds a worthy wife, her value is
far beyond pearls. Her husband,
entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize.”
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St. John Paul II
§ Femininity and Masculinity-complementarity
§ We men and women are equal
but different
·
Another good word for women
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“Give her a
reward for her labors…”
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Vacation with a parishioner here
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I will never have a baby, nor will any guy here
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You deserve such rewards for your labors for life!
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“…and let her
works praise her at the city gates.”
§ How often is pregnancy
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“…the woman who
fears the LORD is to be praised.”
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Meaning, God is #1
§ God is in
your life
§ God is in
your marriage
§ God is in
your parenthood
Our
country, around the world
·
We must grow in harmony, protection and justice, let us walk together
as brothers and sisters
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St. John Paul II wrote, “Yet how many women have been and continue to be valued more for their
physical appearance than for their skill, their professionalism, their
intellectual abilities, their deep sensitivity; in a word, the very dignity of
their being!”
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Let us stand against harassment, abuse, domestic, trafficking, homelessness,
hungry
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Physically: speak out, call the police, speak with the many gifts in
our community
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Spiritually with our savior
And
who is the greatest saint? Mother
Mary!
The
only person in all of history who had no sin was a woman
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