![]() Gregory the Great, unites the various episodes of repentant women into the image of the Magdalene as penitent. While the Eastern Churches see individual women, a tradition in the Latin Church, influenced by Church Fathers like St. Whatever the means, it is clear in the Gospels that it was by coming under the influence of Christ that she was brought to her full transformation. It is also stated (Matthew 4:23) that Christ preached throughout Galilee, which would include Magdala. Both of these women could have heard about John during his imprisonment by Herod who, according to Mark 6:20, although perplexed, listened to him gladly. But some scholars think that there might have been an indirect influence because she was associated with Joanna, the wife of Chusa, Herod’s steward. There is nothing in the Gospels linking Mary Magdalene directly to the preaching of St. ![]() ![]() It occurred to me that there should be someone representing the response to this call to whole hearted conversion. John the Baptist’s mission is to prepare the way for the Lord, to prepare a people worthy of him, as prophesied by Isaiah (40:3) and announced as such by all the evangelists, as in Mark 1:2. It eventually brought me to profess a Baptistine canonical eremitic consecration. John the Baptist became the patron of my priesthood. Thus, Mary Magdalene, surrounded by saints from all ages of the Church, represents the Church in its continuing renewal. Although Our Lady represents the Church in its perfection, the Church recognizes that the faithful are still striving to conquer sin and grow in holiness. Our diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Joyful Hope includes the veneration of over 200 relics in a triptych, in the center of which is a miniature Cluniac style statue of St. She is acknowledged to be an “apostle to the Apostles” - as Cardinal Robert Sarah called her, the “Witness of Divine Mercy.” Mary Magdalene from obligatory memorial to that of a feast, the only woman thus elevated outside of Our Lady and equal to the Apostles, shows that the Church’s appreciation of her has increased. The raising of the rank of the liturgical veneration of St. Mary Magdalene’s feast on July 22 is the perfect time to see what we really can learn about her and from her. The unnamed British couple is believed to have used the statue to decorate their garden, The Guardian reported.St. The statue, which Christie's says depicts Mary Magdalene in "a state of ecstasy," was bought by its current owners for $7,540 (£5,200) at a garden statuary auction in Sussex, England, 20 years ago. It will now be sold at auction house Christie's in London and is expected to sell for between $6.5 million to $10.5 million (£5 million to £8 million). ![]() It is expected to sell for between $6.5 million to $10.5 million, said the auction house Christie's.Ī marble statue that sat in a British garden for decades has been identified as a long-lost work of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. The 1822 sculpture by Antonio Canova depicts Mary Magdalene in "a state of ecstasy." The long-lost statue by Italian sculptor Antonio Canova depicts Mary Magdalene in “a state of ecstasy.” Christie'sĪ marble statue that sat in a garden for decades was identified as a long-lost work of an Italian master.
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