I will seek him (Ps) whom my heart loves (1a), him who died for us all (1b). Having encountered the risen Lord, Mary Magdalene announces his resurrection to the disciples (2). Sg 3:1-4a or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 Mary Magdalene, + 1st c.; healed of possession; disciple of Jesus and present at his crucifixion; in Mark, the first to witness to the risen Lord (hence, called "apostle of the Apostles" [Rabanus Maurus, + 856]); almost universally agreed today that her being identified as the sinful woman of Lk 7:36-50 is unfounded; patroness of the Order of Preachers.