Independent Eastern Catholic Community · Phoenix, Arizona
Magdalene
House
A home for prayer, sacrament, and communion — drawing from the ancient riches of the Byzantine tradition to encounter the living Christ.
This Week
✦ Welcome
A Place of Healing,
Prayer, and Communion
Magdalene House is an Independent Catholic mission community in Arizona, rooted in the ancient liturgical tradition of the Christian East. We are a community in formation — growing in faith, prayer, and mutual care — and we welcome all who are seeking Christ, whatever their background or history with the Church.
Our community gathers each week for the Divine Liturgy, Great Vespers, the Rosary of Divine Love, and other services of the Eastern rite. We offer catechesis for adults and children, spiritual direction, and the full sacramental life of the Church.
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✦ Our Life Together
Gather. Learn. Pray.
Gather
Community in Faith
We are a family of families — gathering each week for worship, sharing meals after Liturgy, and supporting one another through the seasons of life. All are welcome at our table.
Meet the CommunityLearn
Deepen in the Tradition
From adult catechumenate to Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for children, we offer formation rooted in Scripture, the Fathers, and the living liturgical tradition of the Eastern Church.
Explore FormationPray
Encounter Christ Together
The Divine Liturgy is the heart of our community. We also pray Vespers, the Rosary of Divine Love, the Akathist, and other services of the Eastern rite throughout the week.
Worship Schedule✦ The Liturgical Year
The Heartbeat of Our Community
The liturgical year is the heartbeat of our community. Each week brings new feasts, fasts, and opportunities to deepen in prayer. From the penitential season of Great Lent to the joy of Pascha and the celebration of the Twelve Great Feasts, we follow the rhythm of the Church's year, drawing ever closer to Christ.
✦ Upcoming Feasts
Great Feast
The Annunciation of the Theotokos
On this day the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary in Nazareth and announced that she would conceive and bear the Son of God. Her response — 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord' — is the model of all Christian faith: the free and total gift of oneself to God's will. The Annunciation is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Eastern liturgical year. It is celebrated with a Festal Vespers and Divine Liturgy, even when it falls during the Great Fast — for the joy of the Incarnation overrides the fast.
✦ Coming Soon
Palm Sunday
April 05, 2026
Holy Monday
April 06, 2026
Holy Tuesday
April 07, 2026
Holy Wednesday
April 08, 2026
Holy Thursday
April 09, 2026
Holy Friday
April 10, 2026
✦ Community Life
Community Events
Tarot to the People
Saturdays, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Weekly
Tempe Public Library
Connect Cafe
Join us for an intuitive tarot circle led by LeeAnn. No experience necessary—we focus on developing your personal intuition rather than memorizing card meanings. All are welcome. Suggested donation: women's hygiene products for our local women's shelter.
Contact LeeAnn
Phone: (480) 375-0728
Email: [email protected]
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✦ Spiritual Reflections
Recent Reflections
✦ Featured Reflections
From Fr. Joseph's Blog
Homily for the First Sunday in Lent 2026
Mar 8, 2026 • Fr. Joseph
Genesis 2:7–9; 3:1–7 • Psalm 51 • Romans 5:12–19 • Matthew 4:1–11 “What We Do With Hunger” Lent always begins in the wilderness. Not with a crowd. Not with certainty. Not with answers. It begins with Jesus alone, hungry, and exposed. The Gospel tells us that Jesus is led by the Spirit into th...
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