Saint Mary Magdalene

by CCW | 22 July 2011 05:00

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

O ALMIGHTY God, whose blessed Son did sanctify Mary Magdalene, and call her to be a witness to his resurrection: Mercifully grant that by thy grace we may be healed of all our infirmities, and always serve thee in the power of his endless life; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.

The Lesson: Acts 13:27-31[2]
The Gospel: St John 20:11-18[3]

Liberi, Maddalena at the Foot of the Cross[4]

Artwork: Pietro Liberi, The Magdalene and St. Louis of Toulouse at the Foot of the Cross, 1650. Oil on canvas, Chapel of the B. Giacomo Salomoni[5], Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice. Photograph taken by admin, 12 May 2010.

The glass urn above the altar contains the mortal remains of B. Giacomo Salomoni (1231-1314).

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#magdalene
  2. Acts 13:27-31: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2013:27-31;&version=ESV;
  3. St John 20:11-18: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020:11-18;&version=ESV;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Liberi_MaddalenaAtFootOfCross.jpg
  5. Chapel of the B. Giacomo Salomoni: http://www.basilicasantigiovanniepaolo.it/en/basilic/the-interior/the-chapel-of-the-b-giacomo-salomoni.html

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