Day 4 of Novena to Saint Mary Magdalene-

 

Day 4 of Novena to Saint Mary Magdalene-

Divine Grace:

Psalm 18:14-15 From presumption restrain your servant and let it not rule me. Then shall I be blameless, clean from grave sin. May the spoken words of my mouth, the thoughts of my heart, win favor in your sight, O Lord, my rescuer, my rock!

Reflection:

As we all know divine grace is favor it is freely bestowed upon us and sanctifies in fact divine grace is God’s power and presence to forgive and it cost us nothing, but it cost God Jesus on the cross. Mary Magdalene once a captive in her own darkness a deep darkness within her suffered greatly, ask yourself has this ever happened all your sins flooding back against your will reminding you of all the wrong, all those choices you once made decisions that were not, right? This happened to Mary her guilt was so heavy; it made her sick until the day a man, a teacher who was much stronger stood in front of her and that man was Jesus.

Mary’s sincere repentance won our Lord’s heart, she is still today a light for us all and an example of sincere contrition, fearless and faithful love. We are all sinners called to live holy lives to become saints as Saint Padre Pio says, “if we have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance! At times, I have been terrified to go to confession because some part of me believes God is harsh in his judgement but in recent times, I have come to understand he is a loving Father who is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love. How good is he to all, compassionate to all his children, to all his creatures? Psalm 144:8. These are the words Mary Magdalene held onto for her whole life this made her realize the presence of God a God of forgiveness and a God who gives second chances of life.

Prayer:

Saint Mary Magdalene, pray for us…

You, who carried the alabaster jar of perfume, pray for us.

You, who from dark clay became purest crystal, pray for us.

Diamond, passing from the dust to the light, pray for us.

Transformed into a vessel of glory, pray for us.

Sparkling pearl, pray for us.

Blazing Torch for the whole world, pray for us.

Apostle to the Apostles, pray for us.

Sweet Advocate of Penitents, pray for us.

Amen,

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope. 

Written, photo and created by My Mother Rose.