May my
prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting
up
of my hands be like the
evening sacrifice.
- Psalm 141:2
"Yes, I am happy, perfectly happy; and do you
wish to know where I find true happiness? At the feet of Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament. …
I would strongly urge that, even as the Magdalene
anointed the Lord’s feet with tears and perfumed oil, you
too would pour out the
perfume of constant prayer and contemplation at the foot of the tabernacle. I should like
the Eucharist to become a
burning flame for your soul, so that, immersed in that flame, it might
emerge burning
with love and great-heartedness.
I should like to see this Eucharistic altar, on
which Jesus is sacrificed, accept your offering too, so that you may become a
victim of love, whose
perfume rises to the throne of the Eternal God!"
Fr Augustine Mary of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Carmelite priest (1821 to
1871)
Remembering...
St Mary
Magdalene
Disciple of
Jesus
"Apostle to the
Apostles"
Feast Day – July
22
Mary Magdelene ~
Sandro Botticelli
“The story of
Mary of Magdala reminds us all of a fundamental truth. A disciple of
Christ is one who, in
the experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask
for His help, has been healed by
Him and has set
out following
closely after Him, becoming
a witness of the power of His merciful
love that is stronger than sin and
death.” – Pope Benedict XVI
St Mary Magdalene, pray for us!
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