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Day 28 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Abib, may God make it always received, year after year, with reassurance and tranquility, while our sins after forgiven by the tender mercies of our God my fathers and brothers.
Amen.
The Twenty-Eighth Day of the Blessed Month of Abib
Departure of St.Mary Magdalene
On this day, St. Mary Magdalene,
departed. The Lord Christ cast seven demons out of her, she followed Him,
and she served Him during His passion, crucifixion, death, and burial.
She came early with the other Mary to the sepulcher, and saw the stone
had been rolled back and the angel was sitting on it. When they became
frightened the angel told them, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you
seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not her; for He is risen." (Matthew
28:1-7) The savior appeared to her and told her, "Go to my brethren, and
say to the, I ascend to my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and
your God." (John 20-17) She came and told the disciples about the resurrection
of the Lord, and after the ascension of the Lord, she remained ministering
to the disciples. She received the gifts of the Spirit of Comfort, fulfilling
the prophesy of Joel the prophet which said, "And it shall come to pass
afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men
shall see visions." (Joel 2:28) This saint preached with the disciples,
and brought back many women to the Faith of Christ. The apostles ordained
her a deaconess, to teach the women, and to assist in their baptism. She
received many insults and humiliation from the Jews, and she departed in
peace while she was still ministering unto the disciples.
May her prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.