True Love Perseveres-HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (FEAST OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE 22ND JULY 2023
True Love Perseveres-HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (FEAST OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE 22ND JULY 2023 Song of Solomon 3:1-4ab; Ps.63; John 20:1-2, 11-18 True Love Perseveres There is this popular saying that: in prosperity your friends know you but in adversity you know your friends. Today, we celebrate the person of Mary Magdalene, one that Jesus knew as a friend in his time of “adversity”. The death of Jesus meant “the end of the road” for all his followers. This is because, no one anticipated His Resurrection, even though he had indirectly spoken about it. Yet, in this seemingly hopelessness, Mary Magdalene will still stay with the Lord in the grave. What a depth of pure love she demonstrated! In the state of hopelessness and fear as to what will become of Jesus’ followers, Mary Magdalene did not go into hiding or think of embarking on a new course in life. If at all she was disappointed that Jesus died without accomplishing what they expected of him (establishment ...