{"id":1644,"date":"2017-07-22T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:59:46","slug":"st-mary-magdelene-feast-day-july-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-mary-magdelene-feast-day-july-22","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary Magdalene (Feast Day \u2013 July 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Mary Magdalene, woman of many sins, who by conversion became the beloved of Jesus, thank you for your witness that Jesus forgives through the miracle of love.\u00a0St. Mary Magdalene is the\u00a0Patron Saint\u00a0of contemplative life, converts, glove makers, hairdressers, penitent sinners, people ridiculed for their piety, perfumeries, pharmacists, sexual temptation, tanners, women.\u00a0After the death of Christ, a legend states that she remained among the early Christians. After fourteen years, she was allegedly put into a boat by Jews, along with several other saints of the early Church, and set adrift without sails or oars. The boat landed in southern France, where she spent the remaining years of her life living in solitude, in a cave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Prayer to St. Mary Magdalene<\/p>\n<p>St. Mary Magdalene, woman of many sins, who by conversion became the beloved of Jesus, thank you for your witness that Jesus forgives through the miracle of love.<\/p>\n<p>You, who already possess eternal happiness in His glorious presence, please intercede for me, so that some day I may share in the same everlasting joy. 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