Saint Mary Magdalene, apostle, July 22

These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

: Published: July 22 2022

Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.  Tell us Mary, what did you see on the way?  I saw the glory of the risen Christ, I saw his empty tomb.  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
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The "apostle to the apostles"—that’s Mary Magdalene. Despite all the attempts by early church fathers to connect her to the “adulterous woman,” Mary Magdalene is the first to see the Risen Lord. Of course, at first she thought he was the gardener (!), until he called her by name, and she recognized him, and then he gave her the apostolic mission to “go and tell” the others. Mary Magdalene still proclaims: “I saw the glory of the risen Christ, I saw his empty tomb.”