2021 Mary Magdalen Festival Information
St. Mary Magdalen
St. Mary Magdalen, the Apostle to the Apostles, also known as Mary of Magdala, was the first witness of Christ’s Resurrection. According to Luke 8:2, Jesus drove seven demons from her, after which she joined the women who supported Jesus and the twelve apostles during their ministry. She was also present at the Crucifixion and burial.
Her feast is celebrated on July 22, and tradition holds that she was buried at Saint-Maximin in France, a Benedictine church which was destroyed in the eighth century and rebuilt by Dominicans in 1295. Her relics are contained in a splendid bronze casket in the crypt. During a tour to California in 2011, these relics and casket, stopped at our church of Feb 17th. .
Saint Mary Magdalen is the patron saint of the contemplative life, converts and penitent sinners, people ridiculed for their piety, as well as glove makers, hairstylists, perfumers, and pharmacists.
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