Be a Mary Magdalene Advocate
What does it mean to be a Mary Magdalene Advocate?
The 2024 Synod offers another opportunity to raise awareness about the “woman gaps” in the Lectionary and to share the Good News that women have been integral to shaping our Christian tradition and their inspirational stories should be included in the stories we hear proclaimed on Sundays, holy days, and weekdays.
Mary Magdalene advocates offer help in many different ways by
- Sharing information with others in the community or parish
- Reaching out to bishops and priests
- Signing our petition and urging others to sign as well
- Writing letters to synod participants, leaders in Rome, etc.
Please join us in raising awareness that too many essential, inspirational stories of our foremothers in faith are not being proclaimed on Sunday or throughout our three-year lectionary cycle.
FutureChurch is offering training, educational resources, and monthly support meetings so that, together, we can work with other Catholics, including synod participants, our bishops, priests, worship committees, and officials in the Vatican to raise awareness about the need to include more stories of our foremothers in faith in the lectionary.
Below is the schedule.
Mary Magdalene Advocacy – Part I
Foundations for Mary Magdalene Advocacy
In this session learn about a) the “woman gaps” in the lectionary; b) the development of the lectionary and why so many women are excluded; and ,c) materials you can use to raise awareness and begin a dialogue. In each session there will be time to ask questions and discuss what we are learning.
Mary Magdalene Advocacy – Part II
Recovering Our Faith Heritage
Learn more about our Foremothers in Faith, the women we want to recover in the lectionary including a) Mary Madgalene’s quest to be heard on Easter Sunday; b) Phoebe our sister, diakonos, and prostatis; c) Lydia, Junia, Prisca, Shiprah & Puah, and more.
Mary Magdalene Advocacy – Part IV
Who’s Who and What is Being Discussed
In this session we reviewed the Instrumentum Laboris or the working document that the synod participants will use in October. We also looked at the 10 study groups who will be researching and reflecting on more controversial issues, the synod secretariat’s five study groups, and other organizational structures to move synodality forward.
Mary Magdalene Advocates’ Support Sessions
Support, Share, Strategize, and Renew
This time will be reserved for sharing experiences, obstacles, and successes in a prayerful setting.