Reflections on Women of the Cross (April 2003 issue of Saint Andrew's Net)

April 2003

TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK
‘Reflections on Women of the Cross’
Follow the women who journeyed to Jerusalem with Jesus in Scripture, song, and story.

And a great multitude of the people followed him, and women who also mourned and lamented him. But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.”

Luke’s words remind us that Christ’s suffering, death, and burial were witnessed and shared by many women, who in weeping for him wept also for themselves. They still do. “Reflections on Women of the Cross” is a Holy Week observance for, by, and about women. Featuring music composed by Margaret Scharf, O.P., and dramatic readings written by the Rev. Ginna Benson, this evening of scripture, story, song, and silence explores the place of female experience in the story of the Passion. Women of today may hear echoes of their own relationship to Christ in the diverse voices of those who participated in the Passion, from Mary of Nazareth and Mary of Bethany to Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and the Daughters of Jerusalem. “Reflections on Women of the Cross” happens on Tuesday, April 15, at 7 p.m., at the Mother House Chapel, Sister of St. Joseph, located at 400 S. Batavia in Orange. (This is on the corner of Batavia and La Veta, behind St. Joseph’s Hospital.) Join Saint Andrew’s Women’s Spirituality Group in attending this event. For carpool information, contact Kathy Kuczynski via e-mail at katski@world123.net (see the parish directory for her phone number).