Magdala Grove

Become an Apostle to the Apostles

Hello, there!
Welcome to Magdala Grove.

Are you a woman who often feels your labor is invisible?

You're in the right place! Make yourself at home. God sees you, and we do, too. Click the picture above or keep scrolling to learn more about planting a Magdala Grove.

Are you a priest, deacon, or ministry leader?

Thank you for the gift of your vocation! Explore the website to learn more about the apostolate or click the picture above to request a Magdala Grove for yourself.

Did you receive one of these little seed packets?

Thanks for letting your curiosity lead you here! Click the picture or keep scrolling to learn more about planting a Magdala Grove for the person who gave you these mustard seeds.

What is a Magdala Grove?

A Magdala Grove is made up of seven women who resolve to offer up their daily sacrifices to
provide prayer support for a priest, deacon, or ministry leader laboring in the Lord's Vineyard.

Each of the seven adopts one day of the week in a spirit of receptivity, taking the day as it comes and praying it back to the Lord. She might offer a holy hour or she might get a holy five minutes. She may make it through a Rosary or she might get interrupted halfway through a Hail Mary. She could choose to fast or she could end up with a cold cup of coffee and her toddler's leftovers. What she offers is less important than the spirit in which she offers it. 

The Lord loves hidden things. Little ways.
Small acts with great love.

So it doesn't matter if you're a stay-at-home mom or empty-nester, single, married or widowed, struggling with infertility or overwhelmed by more kids than you can handle, traveling the world or homebound, living your best life or stuck in a job you hate. When you are in a hidden season, buried deeply in the soil and tucked away where no one but God can see, consider your life a seed, bearing fruit and providing welcome shade to those unprotected in the blazing sun of ministry.


And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6

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