Morning Prayer - FRIDAY, 22 July 2022

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 22, 2022 | Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles

"The Lord said to Mary Magdalene: Go to my brothers and tell them: I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." - John 20:17

The feast of St. Mary Magdalene is considered one of the most mystical of feasts, and it is said that of all the songs of the saints, that of Mary Magdalene is the sweetest and strongest because her love was so great. She was the first recorded witness to the resurrection of Jesus, His most ardent and loving follower. She had stood with Mary at the foot of the Cross on that brutal Good Friday afternoon and had been by the side of Mary during these difficult hours. On Easter morning, she went with the other women to the tomb and it was there, in the garden near the tomb, that Jesus appeared to her. It was she who brought the news of the Resurrection to the Apostles, and Peter and John raced to the tomb to see what had happened. St. Mary Magdalene has always been the example of great love and great forgiveness, one of those close to Jesus who grasped the truth of God's love for human beings and spent her life bearing witness to that love. (CatholicCulture.org)

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Friday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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