The Blessing Cups: Mary Magdalene
and Jesus at Tea © Jan L. Richardson
So, have you finished all your shopping for the Feast of Mary Magdalene yet? Got your decorations hung and festivities planned? Only two days left…
The Magdalene’s feast day falls on July 22. Here in the midst of the long stretch of Ordinary Time, it provides a good occasion to offer, if not a party, at least a toast to this follower of Jesus who continues to intrigue us two millennia later. Luke’s gospel tells us that Mary Magdalene, along with a group of other women, traveled with Jesus and provided sustenance for his ministry (Luke 8.1-3). It was to the Magdalene that Jesus entrusted the news of his resurrection, telling her to go and proclaim what she had seen.
In anticipation of her festal day, I invite you to visit the reflection I wrote for her feast last year by clicking here: Feast of Mary Magdalene. The reflection includes a link to The Hours of Mary Magdalene, a series of artwork based on the life and legends of the Magdalene. The image above is from that series.
I have prints available of the images from the Magdalene series, along with a new print, released this spring, that brings together all the images in the series:
You can click the image above or Color Prints to see all the Magdalene prints.
Blessings and happy feast day to you!
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