Please join us in a 9-Day Novena of Prayers to Saint Mary Magdalene beginning July 19th. The Gospel meditations and daily prayers will come to your email each day of the Novena (July 19 – July 27, 2014). The “Novena to Saint Mary Magdalene” … Read more
For those of you who cannot travel to Provence and climb up to La Sainte-Baume, the “Grotte de Sainte Marie Madeleine” (the Cave of Saint Mary Magdalene), and even higher to Chapel St. Pilon—where tradition says Mary Magdalene was raised up by … Read more
Jesus performed the miracle of the loaves and the fishes in Tabgha on the coast of the Sea of Galilee. He then sailed 4 miles south to Magdala, according to the Gospel of Matthew 15:36-38. “And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.”—Gospel … Read more
The Novena Tour of PROVENCE to Saint Mary Magdalene is truly an experience of a lifetime. Register before June 1st to secure a spot for this 10-Day Novena Tour. Get to know Saint Mary Magdalene in a very personal way by visiting the … Read more
by Paula Lawlor—based on writings of Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, OP The Massif-de-la-Sainte-Baume is a mountain ridge spreading between the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône and Var in southern France. Its summit is 3700 feet high. Its treasure is La Sainte-Baume, which means “holy cave” in … Read more
It is interesting to study some of the beautiful art work that has been created with “Mary Magdalene” as the subject. No figure in the Christian Pantheon except Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and John the Baptist has inspired, provoked, or confounded the imagination … Read more
Click to enter the GIFT SHOP: MaryMagdaleneTears on Etsy Dear Friends of Saint Mary Magdalene, I have recently opened an on-line shop on Etsy called MaryMagdaleneTears. The shop has 70 Mary Magdalene items. Some of these items were sold on the Relic Tours in … Read more
Saint Mary Magdalene Novena Pilgrimage – July 2014 Paula Lawlor is pleased to be able to offer the Novena Pilgrimage again this year, from July 19-29, 2014 over the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene. Itinerary Day 1 — Saturday, July 19, 2014 Transport from Marseille Airport to … Read more
This nine day Novena to Saint Mary Magdalene comes to you directly from the South of France, Mary Magdalene country. La Sainte-Baume, which means “holy cave” in Provençal dialect, is the name of the Cave where Mary Magdalene spent the last thirty … Read more
Our guests arrived at Marseille Airport in three shifts. First came Sue from Illinois who I met at St. Ita’s in Chicago during the Illinois Relic Tour last February, and Roberta and Peggy who traveled together from Connecticut. We found a comfortable spot in … Read more
We had an early breakfast in a side dining room of the hôtellerie and then boarded our tour bus for a 2 hour drive to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in time for the 10:30 Sunday Mass at the parish church. Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is a little fishing … Read more
Today is the official Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene. We gathered together at 9:30 in the morning with a few hundred pilgrims that came to the hôtellerie for the procession of the relic of Saint Mary Magdalene (a piece of her … Read more
Today Pascale, our chauffeur or tour bus driver, took us to the lively city of Aix-en-Provence, about a one and a quarter hour drive from the hôtellerie. Its history and numerous monuments accumulated over the centuries have made Aix-en-Provence a prestigious and … Read more
The 8:30 AM daily breakfast at the Hôtellerie-de-la-Sainte-Baume includes a variety of drinks – coffee, tea, hot milk and powdered chocolate, juice and water. There is always toast and french bread, butter and jam spread out on the long family style tables. … Read more
Basilique Sainte Marie Madeleine We started our day traveling to the Basilique Sainte Marie Madeleine in St. Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, a forty-five minute drive from the hôtellerie. We had an appointment with Fr. Sean Davidson, a Missionary of the Most Holy Eucharist. Several years … Read more
