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July 22, 2004
Memorial of Saint Mary Magdalene

Psalm: Thursday 32 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel

Reading I
Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13


This word of the LORD came to me:
Go, cry out this message for Jerusalem to hear!

I remember the devotion of your youth,
how you loved me as a bride,
Following me in the desert,
in a land unsown.
Sacred to the LORD was Israel,
the first fruits of his harvest;
Should any presume to partake of them,
evil would befall them, says the LORD.

When I brought you into the garden land
to eat its goodly fruits,
You entered and defiled my land,
you made my heritage loathsome.
The priests asked not,
"Where is the LORD?"
Those who dealt with the law knew me not:
the shepherds rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,
and went after useless idols.

Be amazed at this, O heavens,
and shudder with sheer horror, says the LORD.
Two evils have my people done:
they have forsaken me, the source of living waters;
They have dug themselves cisterns,
broken cisterns, that hold no water.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-11

R (10a) With you is the fountain of life, O Lord.
O LORD, your mercy reaches to heaven;
your faithfulness, to the clouds.
Your justice is like the mountains of God;
your judgments, like the mighty deep.
R With you is the fountain of life, O Lord.
How precious is your mercy, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They have their fill of the prime gifts of your house;
from your delightful stream you give them to drink.
R With you is the fountain of life, O Lord.
For with you is the fountain of life,
and in your light we see light.
Keep up your mercy toward your friends,
your just defense of the upright of heart.
R With you is the fountain of life, O Lord.

Gospel
Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

On the first day of the week,
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning,
while it was still dark,
and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
So she ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
"They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we don't know where they put him."

Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping.
And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb
and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet
where the Body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?"
She said to them, "They have taken my Lord,
and I don't know where they laid him."
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you looking for?"
She thought it was the gardener and said to him,
"Sir, if you carried him away,
tell me where you laid him,
and I will take him."
Jesus said to her, "Mary!"
She turned and said to him in Hebrew,
"Rabbouni," which means Teacher.
Jesus said to her,
"Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.'"
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,
"I have seen the Lord,"
and then reported what he told her.

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Saint Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene, a chaste, virgin, the hand maid of the Lord!

Saint Mary Magdalene,The Beautiful Penitent

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Thursday, July 22, 2004
St. Mary Magdalen (Memorial)

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel:

Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 Psalm 36:6-11 John 20:1-2, 11-18 The very tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic Church from the beginng, which the Lord gave, was preached by the apostles and was preserved by the Fathers. On this was the Church founded, and if anyone departs from this, he neither is, nor any longer ought to be called, a Christian.  -- St. Athanasius of Alexandria

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From: John 20:1-2, 11-18


The Empty Tomb

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[1] Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb
early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken
away from the tomb. [2] So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the
other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have
taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid
Him."


The Appearance To Mary Magdalene

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[11] But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she
stooped to look into the tomb; [12] and she saw two angels in white,
sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at
the feet. [13] They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She
said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know
where they have laid Him." [14] Saying this, she turned around and saw
Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. [15] Jesus
said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?"
Supposing Him to be gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have
carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him
away." [16] Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to Him in
Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). [17] Jesus said to her, "Do
not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My
brethren and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father,
to My God and your God." [18] Mary Magdalene went and said to the
disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that He had said
these things to her.

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Commentary:


1-2. All four Gospels report the first testimonies of the holy women
and the disciples regarding Christ's glorious resurrection, beginning
with the fact of the empty tomb (cf. Matthew 28:1-15; Mark 16:1ff; Luke
24:1-12) and then telling of the various appearances of the risen
Jesus.


Mary Magdalene was one of the women who provided for our Lord during
His journeys (Luke 8:1-3); along with the Virgin Mary she bravely
stayed with Him right up to His final moments (John 19:25), and she saw
where His body was laid (Luke 23:55). Now, after the obligatory
Sabbath rest, she goes to visit the tomb. The Gospel points out that
she went "early, when it was still dark": her love and veneration led
her to go without delay, to be with our Lord's body.


11-18. Mary's affection and sensitivity lead her to be concerned about
what has become of the dead body of Jesus. This woman out of whom
seven demons were cast (cf. Luke 8:2) stayed faithful during His
passion and even now her love is still ardent: our Lord had freed her
from the Evil One and she responded to that grace humbly and
generously.


After consoling Mary Magdalene, Jesus gives her a message for the
Apostles, whom He tenderly calls His "brethren". This message implies
that He and they have the same Father, though each in an essentially
different way: "I am ascending to My Father"--My own Father by
nature--"and to your Father"--for He is your Father through the
adoption I have won for you and by My death. Jesus, the Good Shepherd,
shows His great mercy and understanding by gathering together all His
disciples who had abandoned Him during His passion and were now in
hiding for fear of the Jews (John 20:19).


Mary Magdalene's perseverance teaches us that anyone who sincerely
keeps searching for Jesus Christ will eventually find Him. Jesus'
gesture in calling His disciples His "brethren" despite their having
run away should fill us with love in the midst of our own
infidelities.


15. From Jesus' dialogue with Mary Magdalene, we can see the frame of
mind all His disciples must have been in: they were not expecting the
resurrection.


17. "Do not hold Me": the use of the negative imperative in the Greek,
reflected in the New Vulgate ("noli me tenere") indicates that our Lord
is telling Mary to release her hold of Him, to let Him go, since she
will have another chance to see Him before His ascension into Heaven.

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Source: "The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries". Biblical text
taken from the Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries
made by members of the Faculty of Theology of the University of
Navarre, Spain. Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock,
Co. Dublin, Ireland.

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FEAST OF THE DAY

The information available concerning St. Mary Magdalene comes
from either Scripture or the popular legends that grew concerning her
life. Except for the mother of Jesus, there are few women in the Bible
as honored as Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene is mentioned in
each of the four Gospels and is mentioned specifically in three of the
Passion narratives. In the Gospel of Mark, Mary is one of the first
people that Jesus appears to on the morning of the Resurrection and
he sends her to the Apostles to proclaim his Resurrection. This
mission given to her by the Lord gained her the title "apostle to the
Apostles", coined by ninth century theologians.

In several gospels, Mary is mentioned as the woman who has seven
demons cast out of her by the Lord and is also mentioned as one of
the people supporting Jesus and the Apostles with her own property
and money. By the twelfth century, devotion to St. Mary Magdalene
was widespread in the western Church. She is patroness of the
Order of preachers.

St. Mary is often confused with the sinful woman in the Gospel of
Luke who washed Jesus' feet with her hair but that was not she.


QUOTE OF THE DAY

But Mary of Magdala stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she
wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angles in white sitting
there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus
had been. And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?"
She said to them, "They have taken my Lord and I do not know
where they laid him." When she had said this she turned around and
saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her,
"Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" She
thought it was the gardener and said to him, "Sir, if you carried him
away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him." Jesus said to
her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew. "Rabbouni,"
which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, "Stop holding on to me, for
I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell
them, 'I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your
God.' Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, "I have
seen the Lord," and what he told her. -Jn 20:11-18


TODAY IN HISTORY

259 Pope St. Dionysius begins his reign
1099 Godfrey of Boullion elected first Christian ruler of Jerusalem
1515 Birth of St. Philip Neri


TODAY'S TIDBIT

Catechesis is a term describing the effort of the Church to form
people as disciples of Christ. Most catechetical efforts focus on
teaching the doctrine of the Faith and spiritual formation through the
practice of the Faith.


INTENTION FOR THE DAY

Please pray for all those trying to discern vocation to priesthood or
religious life.

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Please pray for the soul of our priest who died yesterday and for the faithful in our parish who are mourning his passing.

Prayer Request for Father Phil (Born: May 17, 1955--Died: July 21, 2004)

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American Cathlic's Saint of the Day

July 22, 2004

St. Mary Magdalene

Except for the mother of Jesus, few women are more honored in the Bible than Mary Magdalene. Yet she could well be the patron of the slandered, since there has been a persistent legend in the Church that she is the unnamed sinful woman who anointed the feet of Jesus in Luke 7:36-50.

Most Scripture scholars today point out that there is no scriptural basis for confusing the two women. Mary Magdalene, that is, “of Magdala,” was the one from whom Christ cast out “seven demons” (Luke 8:2)—an indication, at the worst, of extreme demonic possession or, possibly, severe illness.

Father W.J. Harrington, O.P., writing in the New Catholic Commentary, says that “seven demons” “does not mean that Mary had lived an immoral life—a conclusion reached only by means of a mistaken identification with the anonymous woman of Luke 7:36.” Father Edward Mally, S.J., writing in the Jerome Biblical Commentary, agrees that she “is not...the same as the sinner of Luke 7:37, despite the later Western romantic tradition about her.”

Mary Magdalene was one of the many “who were assisting them [Jesus and the Twelve] out of their means.” She was one of those who stood by the cross of Jesus with his mother. And, of all the “official” witnesses that might have been chosen for the first awareness of the Resurrection, she was the one to whom that privilege was given.

Comment:

Mary Magdalene has been smiling at her “mistaken identity” for almost 20 centuries. Yet she would no doubt insist that it makes no difference. We are all sinners in need of the saving power of God, whether our sins have been lurid or not. More importantly, we are all, with her, “unofficial” witnesses of the Resurrection.

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The Word Among Us

All she wanted was to be near him. Since Jesus had delivered her from seven demons, Mary Magdalene lived only to serve him (Luke 8:1-2). Now, after telling Peter and John that her Master’s body had been stolen, she returned to the tomb to mourn. That’s when Jesus, the risen Lord of the Universe, came to her and spoke her name, “Mary” (John 20:16). And with that one word, she recognized him. Mary had persisted in seeking Jesus and, as he still does for all who seek him, he revealed himself to her in a very personal way.

But Jesus had yet to complete his journey: “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father.” He wanted Mary to know not just the fact of his resurrection but the glory that he shared with his Father in heaven. He wanted to make it clear that through his death and resurrection we too have become God’s children. This was his greatest joy, a joy he wanted to proclaim when he had Mary tell the apostles: “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (John 20:17).

But why did Jesus appear to this woman, who seems to play such a minor role in the gospels? Why did Jesus give her the honor of becoming (as the Orthodox Church calls her) the “apostle to the apostles”? Why not appear to Peter, or Nicodemus, or even King Herod? Simply because the message that changed the entire world had to be delivered by a humble woman known only for her great love and faithfulness.

Not many of us are gifted preachers or learned theologians, but we too can evangelize. All Mary did was talk about what she saw and experienced, and through her testimony the Holy Spirit changed the world. Now the same is true for us. Jesus has done much in each of our lives: We have been loved, we have been healed, we have been forgiven, we have been reconciled, and we have been unbound. In this light, we too can be bold and daring, for whenever Jesus is proclaimed, his Spirit moves.

“Lord Jesus, grant me the courage and boldness of Mary Magdalene. Open my mouth to evangelize, for I know that your word will bear fruit in many hearts.”

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**All Mary did was talk about what she saw and experienced, and through her testimony the Holy Spirit changed the world. Now the same is true for us. Jesus has done much in each of our lives: We have been loved, we have been healed, we have been forgiven, we have been reconciled, and we have been unbound. In this light, we too can be bold and daring, for whenever Jesus is proclaimed, his Spirit moves.**

Can I follow the model of St. Mary Magdalene and talk about what God has done for me?

How will I allow the Holy Spirit to speak through me today?

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Prayers to St. Mary Magdalene

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Praise be to Thee, O Christ, Creator, Redeemer, and Saviour,
Of heaven and earth and seas, of angels and of men,
Whom we confess to be both God and Man,
Who didst come in order to save sinners,
Thyself without sin, taking the appearance of sin.

Among this poor flock, Thou didst visit the Chanaanite woman and
Mary Magdalen.

From the same table Thou didst nourish the one with the crumbs of
the Divine Word, the other with Thy inebriating cup.

While Thou art seated at the typical feast in the house of Simon
the Leper,
The Pharisee murmurs, while the woman weeps, conscious of her
guilt.

The sinner despises his fellow-sinner, Thou, sinless one hearest
the prayer of the penitent, cleanses her from stains, lovest her
so as to make her beautiful.

She embraces the feet of her Lord, washes them with her tears,
dries them with her hair: washing and wiping them, she anoints
them with sweet ointment, and covers them with kisses.

Such, O Wisdom of the Father, is the banquet that delights Thee!
Though born of a Virgin, Thou cost not disdain to be touched by a
sinful woman.

The Pharisee invited Thee but it is Mary that gives Thee a feast.
Thou forgivest much to her that loves much, and that falls not
again into sin.

From seven devils dost Thou free her by Thy sevenfold Spirit.
To her, when Thou risest from the dead, Thou showest Thyself first
of all.

By her, O Christ. Thou cost designate the Gentile Church, the
stranger whom Thou callest to the children's table;
Who, at the feast of the Law and at the feast of grace, is
despised by the pride of Pharisees, and harassed by leprous
heresy.

Thou knowest what manner of woman she is; it is because she is a
sinner that she touches Thee, and because she longs for pardon.
What could she have, poor sick one, without receiving it, and
without the physician assisting her?

O King of kings, rich unto all, save us, wash away all the stains
of our sins, O Thou the hope and glory of the saints.

RESPONSORY

Congratulate me, all ye that love the Lord; for He whom I sought
appeared to me: * And while I wept at the tomb I saw my Lord,
alleluia.

v. When the disciples withdrew, I did not withdraw, and being
kindled with the fire of His love, I burned with desire.

* And while.

PRAYER

We beseech Thee, O Lord, that we may be helped by the intercession
of blessed Mary Magdalen, entreated by whose prayers Thou didst
raise up again to life her brother Lazarus, who had been dead four
days. Thou Who livest and reignest forever. Amen

(Taken from Volume XIII of "The Liturgical Year" by Abbot
Gueranger O.S.B. published by Marian House, Powers Lake, ND
58773.)

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St. Mary Magdalene

Song of Songs 3:1-4 or
2 Corinthians 5:14-17

Psalm 63

John 20:1-2, 11-18

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LOVE AFTER LOVE

“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned to Him and said [in Hebrew], ‘Rabbouni!’ (meaning ‘Teacher’).” —John 20:16

Mary Magdalene still has the reputation of being a prostitute, but there is no Scriptural evidence for that. She is also thought to have washed the feet of Jesus. But that refers to Mary of Bethany (Jn 12:1ff) and an unnamed woman mentioned in Lk 7:38. More recently, some people have co-opted Mary Magdalene to be the model of the liberated woman. Jesus did liberate her from seven demons (Lk 8:2), but this is probably not what certain misnamed feminists mean by liberation.

Will the real Mary Magdalene please stand up? Mary Magdalene was simply a person deeply in love with Jesus. Everything we know about her speaks of her love for Jesus. She helped provide for the needs of Jesus and His apostles out of her resources (Lk 8:3). This was a simple act of love. She suffered at the foot of the cross with Jesus (Jn 19:25). This was a supreme act of love. At dawn, Mary Magdalene was at Jesus’ tomb (Jn 20:1). She returned to the tomb and cried there. All these actions were expressions of love. She even said she would walk through the streets of Jerusalem carrying Jesus’ body, if told where it was (Jn 20:15). This may not have made sense, but it was motivated by love. When she heard Jesus say her name (Jn 20:16), love opened her eyes to recognize Him, love compelled her to cling to Him (Jn 20:17), and love sent her to be the first witness for the risen Christ (Jn 20:18). Love Jesus as Mary Magdalene does.

Prayer: Father, may I love You as You want to be loved.

Promise: “I found Him Whom my heart loves. I took hold of Him and would not let Him go.” —Sg 3:4

Praise: St. Mary Magdalene focused so much on Jesus that she barely noticed two angels in dazzling clothes (Jn 20:12). All that mattered to her was Jesus.

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Homily of the Day

Homily of the Day

Title:	Don’t Be Surprised at What the Spirit Does!
Author:	Monsignor Dennis Clark, PhD.
Date:	Thursday, July 22, 2004

Jeremiah 2:1-3,7-8,12-13 / John 20:1-2, 11-18

Today’s gospel doesn’t sound like Jesus. It sounds like the worst and most cynical aspects of a capitalist economy: The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And it seems to have the Lord’s blessing!

That’s a misreading of the text! This gospel is a meditation on God’s kingdom, that is, the abiding presence of God in our world and our lives. Jesus is telling us that if we’ve made room for the Spirit in our lives, the Spirit will come and dwell with us and will fill all the empty spaces that we have left open to the Spirit.

So the text says, to the one who has (the Spirit), more will be given until he grows rich; the one who has not (the Spirit) will lose what little he has.

The Spirit is alive, vigorous, and moving. Don’t ever be surprised at what the Spirit can accomplish within and around you!

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Thursday July 22, 2004   Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

Reading (Song of Songs 3:1-4b)   Gospel (St. John 20:1-2, 11-18)

As we consider today this extraordinary woman, Saint Mary Magdalene, we see the love that she had. Of course, it should not surprise us because Our Lord Himself even said of her, Her sins are great, but they are forgiven because her love is great. We see, then, the example of her love: She is willing to put herself into jeopardy by going to the tomb of the Lord that was to be guarded; she was willing to die with Christ if she needed to; she was right there at the foot of the Cross when He died; she was willing to put herself out to be able to find Him. The apostles, having come with her to look into the tomb, when they did not find the body of Jesus, turned around and went away – she remained at the tomb. And it was precisely because of that tenacity and that fidelity that she was rewarded with the first appearance of the Risen Lord that we know of.

When we consider this lady and what it is that she was about (a prostitute who was possessed by seven demons, we are told in Scripture), it gives all of us great hope because all of us are sinners and sometimes we get caught up in the notion that our sins are too big, that our sins cannot be forgiven. “There is no way that God could love me because look at what I’ve done to Him.” All the devil’s lies go ‘round and ‘round and ‘round in our minds. But when we look at somebody like a Saint Mary Magdalene, I do not suppose there is anyone here who can quite hold a candle to her, as far as sinning goes. And I do not think there is anybody here who has been possessed, and she was possessed with seven demons, so I think we can all look at her and realize that if she was loved by Christ so much so can we be – and, in fact, so we are.

But it is not in this matter a question of how much Our Lord loves us; the question is how much we love Him because that is what we see in Saint Mary Magdalene, one who was willing to do whatever she needed to do to find the Lord, one who recognized that in her soul she was a bride of Christ. So is each one of us. As we heard from the Song of Songs, in the middle of the night the bride would be seeking her bridegroom, and not finding him, she continued to seek and she continued and she continued until she finally found him whom her soul loved. That is exactly what we have to do as well.

There are times in prayer where it seems that the Lord has abandoned us, where He seems like He is a million miles away and there is nothing there, but it is only by continually going back to prayer and seeking Him that we will find Him. And in the midst of the difficulties of our lives where we think that God has condemned us to some kind of problem because of all the troubles in our lives, once again, it is only by continuing to seek Him, knowing that He is there…we just have to find Him. He allows Himself to be hidden precisely to test us and ask the simple question: How much do you love Me? Do you love Me enough that you are really going to seek Me with your whole heart and soul and strength? Or when you do not find Me at the first glance are you going to walk away? Mary Magdalene’s love for Our Lord was such that she remained faithful; she remained at the tomb even when His body was not there. When we go into our hearts and things are dry and dark that does not mean the Lord has abandoned us; it simply means that He is testing us, He is purifying us, He is asking us the same question: How much do you love Me?

How much are you willing to seek Him Whom your soul loves? That is what we have to be about, looking for the Lord, seeking union with Him, and being willing to let everything else go for the surpassing knowledge of the love of God. That is ultimately all that matters. And when we see the love that Saint Mary Magdalene had for Our Lord, there is not a single one of us who has any reason to think that Our Lord cannot love us, there is no one who can think that Our Lord cannot forgive us, and there is no one here who would have an excuse for not loving God. We see that her sins were great, and they were forgiven because her love was great. Our sins too are great – maybe they do not quite compare with hers, maybe they do – but the reality is that our sins are offenses against God; but if our love is equal to our sin, then we can know that God in His mercy will forgive us. If our hearts are truly seeking the Lord, then, like Saint Mary Magdalene, we are going to be enormously blessed by union with Him Whom our souls love.

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Jn 20:1-2, 11-18
#	Douay-Rheims	Vulgate
1	And on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre: and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre.	una autem sabbati Maria Magdalene venit mane cum adhuc tenebrae essent ad monumentum et videt lapidem sublatum a monumento
2	She ran therefore and cometh to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and saith to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre: and we know not where they have laid him.	cucurrit ergo et venit ad Simonem Petrum et ad alium discipulum quem amabat Iesus et dicit eis tulerunt Dominum de monumento et nescimus ubi posuerunt eum
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11	But Mary stood at the sepulchre without, weeping. Now as she was weeping, she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre,	Maria autem stabat ad monumentum foris plorans dum ergo fleret inclinavit se et prospexit in monumentum
12	And she saw two angels in white, sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.	et vidit duos angelos in albis sedentes unum ad caput et unum ad pedes ubi positum fuerat corpus Iesu
13	They say to her: Woman, why weepest thou? She saith to them: Because they have taken away my Lord: and I know not where they have laid him.	dicunt ei illi mulier quid ploras dicit eis quia tulerunt Dominum meum et nescio ubi posuerunt eum
14	When she had thus said, she turned herself back and saw Jesus standing: and she knew not that it was Jesus.	haec cum dixisset conversa est retrorsum et videt Iesum stantem et non sciebat quia Iesus est
15	Jesus saith to her: Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She, thinking that it was the gardener, saith to him: Sir, if thou hast taken him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him: and I will take him away.	dicit ei Iesus mulier quid ploras quem quaeris illa existimans quia hortulanus esset dicit ei domine si tu sustulisti eum dicito mihi ubi posuisti eum et ego eum tollam
16	Jesus saith to her: Mary. She turning, saith to him: Rabboni (which is to say, Master).	dicit ei Iesus Maria conversa illa dicit ei rabboni quod dicitur magister
17	Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me: for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and to your God.	dicit ei Iesus noli me tangere nondum enim ascendi ad Patrem meum vade autem ad fratres meos et dic eis ascendo ad Patrem meum et Patrem vestrum et Deum meum et Deum vestrum
18	Mary Magdalen cometh and telleth the disciples: I have seen the Lord; and these things he said to me.	venit Maria Magdalene adnuntians discipulis quia vidi Dominum et haec dixit mihi

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conversa illa dicit ei rabboni

Did you once remark that this "turning" also signifies a point of Christian conversion, as one discovers the living Christ?