Tag: St. Mary Magdalene
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The Liturgical Office of Evangelist – a Proposal Inspired by the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
Calls for the admission of women to ordained offices in the Catholic Church are becoming louder than ever. I would like to make a proposal, which falls short of those calls, but makes use of the holistic power of liturgical symbolism.
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July 22: Solemnity of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles
I gave thanks this morning for the feast day of the woman who was charged by Christ with proclaiming the good news of the resurrection to the “brothers.” Mary’s subsequent proclamation has become part of the foundational witness of our faith: “I have seen the Lord!” (John 20:18).