~~~ Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene ~~~
So whoever is in Christ is a new creation:
the old things have passed away;
behold, new things have come.
Mary Magdalene was the first one to witness
Christ as the new creation.
The Resurrection put an end to the old things.
The Resurrection gives us evidence of the new things.
Mary Magdalene was the messenger commissioned,
by Jesus himself, to carry the 'new creation'
news to the apostles.
Mary Magdalene emerged out of the old ways.
She encountered Jesus and from then on she
believed that he the one true Messiah.
She saw in Jesus the hope for a better future.
Jesus saw in Mary a woman of great potential
in spite her demonic possession...so he cured her.
Jesus cured Mary and she too became a new creation.
She became a devout believer and follower of Jesus.
She loved Jesus for the person he was...both divine and human.
She had no way of knowing the human Jesus
she so loved and honored was also the divine person
who would die to save the whole world.
...go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’
Easter morning it was Mary Magdalene
who first saw the Risen Jesus.
He called her be name and her heart
leaped with joy.
I can only imagine her
surprise to hear him call her by name.
She came alone expecting to find
everything as it had been left.
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,”
and then reported what he told her.
St. Thomas Aquinas, referred to St. Mary Magdalene
as “Apostle of the Apostles,” because she was the one
who announced Jesus’ resurrection to them and the world.
This woman should be an inspiration to all women.
She was given the most important role
in proclaiming the Resurrection.
She was entrusted to deliver the news accurately
in a timely manner.
Pope Benedict XVI’s reflection on Mary Magdalene in 2006:
“A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience of human weakness,
has had the humility to ask for his help, has been healed
by him and has set out following closely after him,
becoming a witness of the power of his merciful
love that is stronger than sin and death,”
the emeritus pope wrote.
Saint Mary Magdalene, pray for us.
Blessings for all the faithful followers of Christ.
~~~Peace~~~
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