The Feast of St. Mary of Magdala
As the deer longs for the water-brooks, * so longs my soul for you, O God.
On today’s feast, we’re re-running a couple of posts from a year ago about the true nature of The Magdalene.
The Magdalene, part one
In which we address a pet peeve of mine concerning the “apostle to the apostles” [As her feast day is tomorrow, we thought we’d re-print this two-part appreciation of Mary Magdalene’s true role in the earliest church.] There have been few in Christian history who have been treated as unfairly as Mary of Magdala. So unfairly that there remains a slander a…
The Magdalene, part two
Mary Magdalene is mentioned by name in the Gospels more than any of the other disciples. That alone should highlight her importance to the unfolding story. Through her sense of duty and decency towards the remains, she lingers at the tomb even after it has been discovered empty. She is there after the women who were accompanying her have left; after P…