INDIA - The birth of Mary and the suffering of millions of women in India [AN]

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The Indian Church celebrates the Day of the Girl Child today to condemn discrimination against women in Indian society. Only 67.7% of girls between 15 and 24 years receive education and about 40% of married women suffer violence within the family walls. India holds last place for the growth rate of the female population because of widespread feticides, abortion and prenatal selection.

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We fly unto thy patronage, O holy Mother of God;
Despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers,
O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
 
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