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Oil Dedicated to St Mary Magdalene (Patron for Apothecaries)

St Mary Magdalene (Patron for Apothecaries) from A Blessed Call To Love, Ireland.

Saint Mary Magdalene is one of the greatest saints of the Bible and a legendary example of God’s mercy and grace. The precise dates of her birth and death are unknown. But we do know she was present with Christ during his public ministry, death and resurrection. She is mentioned at least a dozen times in the Gospels.

The Gospels agree that Mary was originally a great sinner. Jesus cast seven demons out of her when he met her. She told several women she associated with and these women also became followers.

There is also debate over if Mary Magdalene is the same unnamed women, a sinner. Who weeps and washes Jesus’ feet with her hair in the Gospel of John. Scholars are skeptical this is the same person.

Despite the scholarly dispute over her background, what she did in her subsequent life, after meeting Jesus, is much more significant. She was certainly a sinner whom Jesus saved, giving us an example of how no person is beyond the saving grace of God.

During Jesus’ ministry, it is believed that Mary Magdalene followed him, part of a semi-permanent entourage who served Jesus and his Disciples.

Mary likely watched the crucifixion from a distance along with the other women who followed Christ during His ministry.

After the death of Christ, a legend states that she remained among the early Christians. The boat landed in southern France, where she spent the remaining years of her life living in solitude, in a cave.

St. Mary Magdalene’s feast day is July 22. She is the patroness of converts, repentant sinners, sexual temptation, pharmacists, tanners and women, and many other places and causes.