tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post4478513885532899135..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: The Festival of St. Mary MagdaleneWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-49944974833713571382010-07-23T08:49:40.936-05:002010-07-23T08:49:40.936-05:00I love that Hymn.I love that Hymn.Dennis Pfleigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02629237509598870872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-39033972560419744582010-07-22T19:32:15.930-05:002010-07-22T19:32:15.930-05:00George, it is her historic title in the church. S...George, it is her historic title in the church. She is not an apostle to the Church; she is an apostle strictly to the apostles. In Treasury's reading today the title was attributed to St. Bernard; but I think it is older than that. The Orthodox use it also.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-73131070664475509202010-07-22T19:26:11.186-05:002010-07-22T19:26:11.186-05:00I appreciate her position as one who was sent to t...I appreciate her position as one who was sent to tell the apostles of Jesus' rising. But don't you think that in this era of "female apostleship" that it might be better to avoid that specific language?<br /><br />I know it's nitpicky, but I've heard so many times that because Jesus sent women to proclaim his rising, that made them apostles...<br /><br />GeorgeGeorgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-7694865291951701252010-07-22T15:09:45.277-05:002010-07-22T15:09:45.277-05:00Holy St. Mary, pray to God for us.Holy St. Mary, pray to God for us.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.com