The Gospel today tells us about the women who accompanied Jesus and His band of apostles to provide their own resources and help for their undertaking. This accompaniment and support continues up to today. We can only thank God for the women in the Church. They provide some kind of semblance or even or actuality of having a family atmosphere. Anyhow, these women are not only providers, but they get to exercise their priestly souls in so doing. They are not ministerial priests. This latter is administered by virtue of the Holy Sacrament of Holy Orders. But we all have received the Sacrament of Baptism. This first sacrament makes us all receive the powers of the common priesthood. This priesthood is a valid one. Baptism empowers the recipient to perform acts proper of a priest like to pray, and to offer sacrifice.
