Woman of the Gospel

Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, one of Jesus' faithful disciples. It was she who stayed at the cross when others ran and who was the first to run after seeing the Risen Jesus proclaiming the Good News....the Gospel message....the foundation of our faith......He is Risen! It is no wonder that this wonderful disciple was chosen to be the patron of the Dominican Order, the Order of Preachers. Each July when this feast comes around, I ponder how blessed I am as a Dominican sister to be connected to Mary Magdalene-the first preacher of the Good News. She proclaimed this Good News to those who were quick to question not ready perhaps to accept it - especially from this source. Yet, she was the instrument God chose to bring the message of our salvation to the world. Her feast reminds us that as Dominicans we are all called-men and women alike-to proclaim the Gospel with our words and especially with our lives. St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us!