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A Woman's Place

we can change the world

Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:00 AM

The very first Eucharistic congress was held in 1881 in Lille, France. The very first organizer, according to Vatican Information Services, was a woman.

It is not widely known that the idea to hold these congresses came from a woman, a French woman called Emilie-Marie Tamisier, one of the many lay people to dedicate their lives to the defence of the Church at a time in which anti-Catholic polemics were particularly fierce. Tamisier, who had shown particular devotion to the Eucharist since her earliest childhood, had the idea of organising religious revival activities focused on Eucharistic worship, in an increasingly secularised world.

A few weeks ago I read an article about one of the very first female priests to be ordained in the Episcopal church. At her first Mass, the woman used her homily to preach about how the church doesn’t respect woman, how women don’t have big enough roles in the life of the church. That seemed like a total waste of a homily to me. If you want to be respected (and use your gifts) then quit whining and preach the Gospel.

Obviously, I’m not supporting women’s ordinations—my point here is that we can indeed change the world. When we act out of our great love for Christ we can have a tremendous impact. Thank you, Emilie-Marie Tamisier, for the inspiration.

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Posted by Keri N on Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 1:43 PM (EDT):

I have thought a lot about this topic and have come to realize that, as you said, we can change the world- and we don’t need to stand on the altar to do that. I wonder sometimes if women fighting for ordination of women truly want to serve, or do they want some of the “perks” (for lack of a better word).  Do they desire power and prestige and that sometimes created pedestal? Because if people really want to serve, to serve humbly, there are umpteen ways to serve the church every day. I have been to the Eucharistic Congress in Atlanta many times and I am ever to thankful to the woman I now know began that wonderful ministry! Thanks for posting!

 
Posted by Patricia on Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 3:37 PM (EDT):

This post brought to mind Maria Mater Sacerdotalis (MMS) or Mary Mother of Priests:  “The vocation to be a spiritual mother for priests is largely unknown, scarcely understood and, consequently, rarely lived, notwithstanding its fundamental importance. It is a vocation that is frequently hidden, invisible to the naked eye, but meant to transmit spiritual life.”
Women (or men) who desire priestly “ordination” for women lack an understanding of the true nature of the Priesthood of Jesus Christ.
St. Margaret of Clitherow, pray for us.

 
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