Have you ever prayed to Saint Maria Magdalene?

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Is it wrong if I pray to her? It seems that nearly no one prays to her.
 
I pray to her all the time.

She is he first witness to the Resurrection, so when I work with RCIA, I hope to share the news with the same joy she had.
 
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Is it wrong if I pray to her?
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Why would it be wrong to pray to a saint? Mary Magdalene was a close friend of Jesus, the first to witness his resurrection, and the one to spread the good news. I hope that one day he will say my name with all the tenderness he used in saying hers (John 20:16).
 
There are hundreds of saints who aren’t “popular” to pray to, but I am sure they all get their share of prayers, or perhaps received many prayers in an earlier century when people remembered them better.
It is fine to pray to any person the Church recognizes as a saint.

I also think lots of people pray to St. Mary Magdalene, as there are 3 churches named after her within driving distance of me.
 
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Every Easter at least one person around here takes her as a Patron.

Now, there are some people who still believe the error that the good saint Mary Magdalene was a prostitute, however, that is an unfounded claim.

aleteia.org

Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute?

The mistake of identifying her with a repentant sinner actually has a more recent origin, in the Middle Ages.
aleteia.org
 
I have a great devotion to Mary Magdalene and pray to her often.
Thank you @TheLittleLady for posting that. It saddens me that this rumor is still so widely believed.
 
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It saddens me that this rumor is still so widely believed
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While I agree that Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute, I do not think this is something to be sad about. The prosititute with whom she is confused was also a great saint, who “by a prophetic insight” (St Hillary of Poitiers) recognized the Jesus was the Anointed even before his death. God works with sinners and helps them to find the Lord and love him greatly.
 
I was drawn to her right away. Saint for women, converts,repentant sinners and the sexually immoral (sometimes we have a shameful past) Her chaplet is lovely. I’ve been praying it daily. Crying my way through it daily as I really deal with my sins at that time. Chaplet Prayer
I just got this in the mail. It’s lovely.
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And how awesome is it that the day after I discovered her beautiful chaplet prayer did I find the church where I’m moving that is named after her and she is churches Patron Saint.
 
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I can not pray this chaplet without ending up on my face in repentance.
 
We have a local parish/Church named after here here. I’m guessing they pray to her regularly
 
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