Expressions of gratitude for families, prayers for healing, thanksgivings for new jobs, children’s drawings, and messages arriving from different parts of the world. The pages of the gratitude journals dedicated to Blessed Mária Magdolna Bódi are being filled day by day with personal testimonies that reveal a simple truth: Magdi’s message continues to touch people’s hearts today.

Since her beatification, many people have visited places connected to Blessed Mária Magdolna Bódi. Pilgrims come not only to pray – for example, in St. Michael’s Cathedral in Veszprém – but also increasingly leave behind a few lines in the gratitude journals placed there.

Among the entries are short words of thanks, longer personal prayers, family stories, children’s drawings, and messages written in various languages. Together, these pages have become a unique spiritual record, showing how deeply Magdi’s example and the trust placed in her intercession continue to influence people’s lives.

Family is perhaps the most common theme found in the journals. Many simply give thanks for being surrounded by their loved ones.

One visitor wrote:

“I give thanks for my family, for all the love I receive, and for every day I can live with them in love.”

Another entry reads:

“Dear Magdi, I am grateful for my family. There is no better family in the world.”

Others not only express gratitude but continue to ask for Magdi’s intercession:

“Thank you for my beautiful family, and I pray that it may remain this way—in health and unity.”

These simple words show that for many believers, Magdi is not a distant historical figure but a trusted intercessor to whom they can bring the most important concerns of everyday life.

One longer entry states:

“I give thanks for Magdi’s intercession and for her exemplary life. I give thanks for the graces I have received, for pure love, unconditional love, and for my earthly and heavenly mother.”

These lines reveal that many people do not come only with requests. They also take time to reflect on the blessings already present in their lives. Perhaps one of the most beautiful messages of the gratitude journals is precisely this: they help us recognize the graces that often remain unnoticed in our daily lives.

Many visitors also bring important decisions and personal struggles before Magdi.

One brief request reads:

“Dear Magdi, please help my father find joy again in his work and in teaching.”

Though simple, these words speak of much more than employment. They speak of vocation, purpose, and the desire to rediscover joy in one’s calling.

Others pray for healing, strength, and comfort.

One international pilgrim wrote:

“Pray for my healing and for my family.”

Another visitor entrusted a sick family member to Magdi’s intercession, while others turned to her during periods of emotional burden, family difficulties, or uncertainty. The entries reflect the deep trust many people experience when asking the intercession of someone whose life seems close to their own struggles and hopes.

The messages left by children are particularly moving.

Some drew flowers, others hearts. One child simply wrote:

“I give thanks for our beautiful family.”

Their words are brief yet sincere. The same purity and simplicity that many admire in Magdi’s life can be found in these childlike expressions of gratitude.

Another remarkable feature of the journals is their international character. Entries have been written not only in Hungarian, but also in English, German, French, Spanish, and Romanian.

One Spanish pilgrim wrote:

“We will not forget you, Magdolna.”

A visitor from the Philippines asked for healing and prayers for family, while others prayed for their communities and countries. These messages show that devotion to Blessed Mária Magdolna Bódi has long since grown beyond the boundaries of a single region. Her story and example continue to reach people far beyond Hungary.

As one turns the pages of these journals, it becomes clear that most entries are not about extraordinary events. They speak instead about the most important realities of life: family, love, health, work, faith, and hope.

And perhaps this is what best reveals the power of Blessed Mária Magdolna Bódi’s message. Magdi did not live on great stages. She lived an ordinary life and sought to serve God faithfully in everyday circumstances.

That example remains meaningful and attractive today. Anyone who opens these journals sees more than handwritten notes. They encounter the voice of a community that believes in the power of gratitude, trusts in intercession, and experiences each day that the legacy of Blessed Mária Magdolna Bódi is still a living reality.