Thursday in the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Gen 2:18ff. God forms woman who alone of all earth’s creatures stands equal to man; they are to be joined as one body. Mark 4:24ff. By humble, persevering faith, a Syro-Phoenician woman induces Jesus to cure her daughter, despite his initial reluctance. Generosity between the Sexes Women hold the centre stage in today’s readings. In…