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title: "St. Mary Magdalene: Feast Day July 22 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-mary-magdalene/
description: "St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles, patron of penitents and perfumers. Feast day July 22. Read their life in Bless."
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Apostle to the Apostles · Feast day July 22

# St. Mary Magdalene

The feast day of St. Mary Magdalene is July 22, a feast in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of penitents and perfumers.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [July 22](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#22) |
| In the US calendar | Feast |
| Title | Apostle to the Apostles |
| Patron of | [penitents](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#penitents), [perfumers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#perfumers) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, July 22, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-mary-magdalene/#calendar) |

## Life

The woman of Magdala out of whom the Lord cast seven devils, and who followed him from Galilee, provided for him from her means, and stood by the Cross when nearly all the men had fled.

Easter morning she came to the tomb while it was still dark, and was the first to see the risen Lord — mistaking him for the gardener until he said her name. Sent to tell the apostles, she earned the ancient title ‘apostle to the apostles.’

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Mary Magdalene as patron of penitents and perfumers.

[Penitents](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#penitents) [Perfumers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#perfumers)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Mary Magdalene. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, July 22, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/22/) | St. Mary Magdalene (Feast) | White | Song of Songs 3:1-4b · Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 · John 20:1-2, 11-18 |
| [Saturday, July 22, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/22/) | St. Mary Magdalene (Feast) | White | Song of Songs 3:1-4b · Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 · John 20:1-2, 11-18 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[July 21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-lawrence-of-brindisi/) [July 23 St. Bridget of Sweden](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bridget-of-sweden/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 22?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-22) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Mary Magdalene

Feast day July 22

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-mary-magdalene/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-mary-magdalene/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-mary-magdalene/#calendar)

In the app

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