Today is the traditional Feast Day of Mary Magdalen, Saint, purported gospel author, and apostle of Christ. For millenia Mary was relegated to a minor role, as a repentant prostitute, but today she is emerging as a powerful figure, increasingly regarded as an important apostle, a teacher in her own right, and to some, the true spiritual heir of the Savior.
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