Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

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The Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring Mary Magdalene’s pivotal role as the first witness to the Resurrection and proclaimer of the risen Christ.

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instanceOf Christian feast day ⓘ
liturgical celebration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Feast of St Mary Magdalene ⓘ
Memorial of Saint Mary Magdalene (historical rank) ⓘ
associatedWith Easter season devotions ⓘ
Resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
category Christian holy days ⓘ
Feasts of Jesus and the saints ⓘ
celebratedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
celebratedIn General Roman Calendar ⓘ
Proper calendars of many religious orders ⓘ
commemoratesRoleAs first witness to the Resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
proclaimer of the risen Christ ⓘ
dateInRomanRite 22 July ⓘ
decreeIssuedBy Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ
decreeTitle Apostolorum Apostola ⓘ
elevatedToFeastOn 3 June 2016 ⓘ
emphasizesTitleOfMaryMagdalene Apostle to the Apostles ⓘ
fixedDate 22 July ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRank feast ⓘ
feast in the Roman Rite ⓘ
hasPatronSaint Mary Magdalene ⓘ
honors Mary Magdalene ⓘ
keyGospelPericope John 20:1–18 ⓘ
languageName_en Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene ⓘ
linkedToEventInLifeOfMaryMagdalene encounter with the risen Christ at the empty tomb ⓘ
liturgicalColor white ⓘ
liturgicalTextsFoundIn Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ
Roman Missal ⓘ
linked to: Missale Romanum
observedBy Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ
partOf Christian liturgical year ⓘ
patronageLinkedTo contemplative life ⓘ
penitents ⓘ
previousLiturgicalRank memorial ⓘ
obligatory memorial in the Roman Rite ⓘ
promotedBy Pope Francis ⓘ
scripturalGospelReadingTypicallyFrom Gospel of John ⓘ
theologicalTheme mercy and conversion ⓘ
missionary proclamation ⓘ
witness to the Resurrection ⓘ

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Apostle to the Apostles → commemoratedOn → Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene ⓘ
Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene → languageName_en → Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene ⓘ
Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene → alsoKnownAs → Feast of St Mary Magdalene ⓘ
linked to: Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene