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Saint Mary Magdalen de'Pazzi
Virgin
May 25: Celebrated as a Feast with proper texts.
 Born in Florence in 1566, she had a religious upbringing and
entered the monastery of the Carmelite nuns there. She led a hidden life of
prayer and self‑denial, praying particularly for the renewal of the Church and
encouraging the sisters in holiness. Her life was marked by many extraordinary
graces. She died in 1607
and her body is in enshrined in
Monastery of Santa Maria
degli Angeli in Careggi in Florence, Italy.
Prayer
Father,
you love those who give themselves completely to your
service,
and you filled St. Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi
with heavenly gifts and the fire of your love.
As we honour her today
may we follow her example of purity and charity.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Scripture Readings
Song of Songs 5:4b, 8:6-7; Gospel - Luke 10:38-42.
Texts taken from the “Carmelite
Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours,”
Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome: 1993.
Image courtesy of the
Carmelnet webmaster, USA.
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