{"id":2314,"date":"2021-07-22T23:12:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T03:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2021-07-22T23:12:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T03:12:50","slug":"st-mary-magdalene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/st-mary-magdalene\/","title":{"rendered":"St Mary Magdalene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/st-mary-magdalene\/attachment\/3344334\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3344334.jpg?fit=900%2C880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3344334\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3344334.jpg?fit=625%2C611&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3344334.jpg?resize=625%2C611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2315\" width=\"625\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3344334.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3344334.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3344334.jpg?resize=768%2C751&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3344334.jpg?resize=624%2C610&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the Feast Day of St Mary Magdalene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and did not find the Lord\u2019s body, she thought it had been taken away and so informed the disciples. After they came and saw the tomb, they too believed what Mary had told them. The text then says: The disciples went back home, and it adds: but Mary wept and remained standing outside the tomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We should reflect on Mary\u2019s attitude and the great love she felt for Christ; for though the disciples had left the tomb, she remained. She was still seeking the one she had not found, and while she sought she wept; burning with the fire of love, she longed for him who she thought had been taken away. And so it happened that the woman who stayed behind to seek Christ was the only one to see him. For perseverance is essential to any good deed, as the voice of truth tells us: Whoever perseveres to the end will be saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When our desires are not satisfied, they grow stronger, and becoming stronger they take hold of their object. Holy desires likewise grow with anticipation. As David says: My soul has thirsted for the living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek? She is asked why she is sorrowing so that her desire might be strengthened; for when she mentions whom she is seeking, her love is kindled all the more ardently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>from a homily Gregory the Great<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the Feast Day of St Mary Magdalene When Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and did not find the Lord\u2019s body, she thought it had been taken away and so informed the disciples. After they came and saw the tomb, they too believed what Mary had told them. 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