Jan 7, 2023
john the beloved / mary magdalene
#saint john#mary magdalen#like... there are parallels#they transgressed gender roles/social boundaries/class divides most and were therefore most drawn to christ#when others left him to die alone they stayed - understanding that suffering is bound up in love#and afterward they necessarily turned to solitude - belonging ultimately now to another place#i think they were dispositioned toward mysticism before they met him though#they loved him best!#whatever. im so normal about it#kritstrophies#catholic art