March is one
of those busy months as we celebrate Women’s History Month, International Women’s
Day, March madness, the promise of spring and so much more. Women’s History
Month is the national recognition highlighting the contributions of women to
events in history and in society.
On Sunday,
March 8, 2026, we celebrate International Women’s Day. rally with women and girls around the world to demand
equal rights and equal justice to enforce, exercise, and enjoy those rights.
Nowadays, no
nation has closed the legal gaps between men and women. Right now, women have
only 64 per cent of the legal rights that men hold worldwide. In fundamental
areas of life, including work, money, safety, family, property, mobility,
business, and retirement – the law systematically disadvantages women.
International
Women’s Day 2026, under the theme, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and
Girls”, calls for action to dismantle all barriers to equal justice:
discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, and harmful practices and social
norms that erode the rights of women and girls.
Today’s Gospel
for the Third Sunday of Lent recalls the Samaritan Woman at the Well as she
encounters Jesus. Jesus gently reaches out to the woman, a sinner. In this
encounter Jesus transforms her and raises her to new life. As we recall this
woman may we honor the many women who have shaped our lives.