Today is the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen. Since the title of our parish is the Resurrection we do not have a specific patron saint. Mary Magdalen is the most obvious choice. She is the first witness of the Resurrection.
She is a good example to us in that she does not discover her true self until she has an encounter with Jesus. When he calls her name then her intelligence is restored and she comes to the knowledge of Jesus.
Lord Jesus, call my name, heal my intelligence so that I may know, love and serve you.
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Yes Fr, but she got to SEE Him and touch Him and carry on a conversation with Him...You can smack me if I'm wrong but I would think it would be easy for most to follow what they can see and touch. Not saying that she wasn't saintly and the reading today always gives me goosebumps. Obviously she was amazing in her love and devotion to Christ but she was there with Him....
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.
To believe in the divinity of Jesus still required an act of faith on Mary Magdalen's part.I think she gets this special favor because she stayed with Jesus at the cross.
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