Mary Magdalene, our intercessor

Mary Magdalene: The first witness to the Resurrection

“The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene” by Alexander Ivanov, 1834-1836. / Credit: Alexander Ivanov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Newsroom, Jul 22, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Not much is known about the life of St. Mary Magdalene, whose feast day is celebrated in the Church on July 22. She first appears in the Gospel of Luke as a follower of Christ from whom seven demons have been cast out. In the Gospels, she is sometimes associated…

"Mary Magdalene": A Sonnet ~ The Imaginative Conservative

The 22nd of July is Mary Magdalene’s day, and continuing my sequence of sonnets written in response to the church year I post this for her. As usual you can hear the poem by clicking on its title or on the ‘play’ button. This sonnet is drawn from my collection Sounding the Seasons, published by Canterbury Press here in England. You can hear the sonnet by clicking on the ‘play’ button if it appears in your browser or by clicking on the title of t…

Mary Magdalene, our intercessor

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, by Jill Rice

Mary Magdalene’s Metanoia - Catholic Insight

A blessed feast of Mary Magdalene, which – or who – was raised from memorial status in the liturgical revisions of 1969 to a full feast by a decree of Pope Francis in 2016. This was to emphasize her role as the ‘apostle to the Apostles’; perhaps also to emphasize the feminine genius in evangelization; as well, we may presume, the importance of conversion from a life of sin to one of great love and virtue. One way or the other, rejoice and be gla…