To St. Mary Magdalen
Preces Gertrudianae, compiled by Thomas Alder Pope, 1861Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | Preces Gertrudianae: Prayers of St Gertrude and St. Mechtilde of The Order of St. Benedict. |
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| Imprint | LONDON, BURNS AND LAMBERT, 1861 |
| Pages | pp. 148–149 |
| Scan | leaf 160, leaf 161 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Saints
- St. Mary Magdalene
- Prayers for
- contrition, love of God, thanksgiving
Martin Schongauer, The Archangel Michael Piercing the Dragon, about 1475. Cleveland Museum of Art.
St. Mary Magdalen said to St. Mechtilde: Whosoever shall give God thanks for all the tears I shed upon the feet of Jesus, &c., our most merciful God will grant him through my intercession remission of all his sins before his death, and a great increase of love to God.
O MOST merciful Jesus, I give thee thanks for that work of piety which the blessed MaryMagdalen wrought on thee when she washed thy feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed them and anointed them with fragrant ointment ; whereby she obtained from thee such signal grace that thou didst pour into her heart and soul so great love of thee that she could love nothing apart from thee : beseeching thee that by her merits and intercessions thou wouldst vouchsafe to me tears of true repentance, and pour into my heart thy divine love. Amen.