St. Mary Magdalene is one of the most important female disciples of Christ, and the first to witness the resurrection. A faithful servant to Christ, and a reformed sinner, Mary Magdalene is a witness to the power of Christ's mercy.
At first she sought but did not find, but when she persevered it happened that she found what she was looking for. When our desires are not satisfied, they grow stronger, and becoming stronger they take hold of their object. Holy desires likewise grow with anticipation, and if they do not grow they are not really desires. Anyone who succeeds in attaining the truth has burned with such a great love. As David says: My soul has thirsted for the living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God? And so also in the Song of Songs the Church says: I was wounded by love; and again: My soul is melted with love.
--Sermon by Pope St. Gregory the Great
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So heart-wrenching, Julian. I am sitting here in my favorite coffee shop all teary-eyed. What strength they have! And courage. How hard it was for them to watch their son die. But how lucky that child to die with loving parents holding him, loving him the whole time -- rather than being viciously ripped apart in the womb. God will bless them with their daughter and will look forward to re-uniting them all in heaven!
see Edith's post. i could not agree more. may their Christ-centered love be a model for all expectant parents.
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