Magdalene as model

 "I will seek Him Whom my heart loves." — Song of Songs 3:2

 

"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)

St Mary Magdalene

Disciple of Jesus

Feast Day – July 22

Sta Mary Magdalene, ora pro nobis!