Mary Magdalene
Disciple of Christ. Lapide says he now plays "the part of Mary Magdalene" in contemplation.
Preliminaries
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THE LIFE OF CORNELIUS A LAPIDE.
— Lapide says he now plays "the part of Mary Magdalene" in contemplation, contrasting with his earlier role as Martha
"Once in my younger days I played Martha; now in the declining slope of age I play and love the part of Mary Magdalene more"
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES.
— Named as one of those with Christ at the end; Jerome calls her "Magdalene"
"it will be in the hands of John, of Mary, and of Magdalene that he will find the last farewell of earth"
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Moses and Christ: Nineteen Parallels
— Christ washed Mary Magdalene with heavenly grace (parallel 14 with Moses/Miriam)
"Christ washed Mary Magdalene, overwhelmed with the stains of sins, with heavenly grace."