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B\u00d3DI M\u00c1RIA MAGDOLNA \u2013 HER MEMORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ our King! With her vow of virginity, Magdi pledged eternal faithfulness to You. In Your providential love, instead of the convent doors, the gates of the factory opened for her. Just as eagerly as she would have become one of Your lily-bearing spouses in a religious order, she just as willingly went to shine forth love for God and others among the workers, who had forgotten about You but still deserved a better fate.<\/p>\n

\u201cLord, my King! Take me with You!\u201d \u2013 You heard this final prayer of hers when she shed her blood for You. Grant us, Lord, that we may venerate Magdi among the saints, always for Your greater glory. Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is how we pray together for the beatification of M\u00e1ria Magdolna B\u00f3di.
\nThe memory of the 24-year-old factory worker, who was martyred and offered her life to Christ, is faithfully preserved throughout the country with artwork, films, writings, and pilgrimages that recall her life and service.
\nHer grave has become a pilgrimage site in the cemetery of Lit\u00e9r, a village of barely 2,000 people, where every year a commemoration and pilgrimage are held in her honor. \u201cWith her vow of virginity, Magdi pledged eternal faithfulness to God. She eagerly went to radiate love for God and others in the factory,\u201d reads the inscription on the pedestal of the statue erected in 2005 at the site of her martyrdom, in the courtyard of the former manor house in Lit\u00e9r. A street in Lit\u00e9r also bears her name, and the stained-glass windows of the local Roman Catholic Church commemorate the key moments of her life.<\/p>\n

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A memorial was also erected in her honor in the churchyard of Horv\u00e1tn\u00e1dalja, a village near K\u00f6rmend, as well as in her birthplace, Szigliget \u2013 the latter on the 70th anniversary of her martyrdom. On her earthly birthday, August 8, 2024, the Archdiocese of Veszpr\u00e9m placed an image of the martyr in the St. Michael Cathedral. In Krakow, M\u00e1ria Magdolna B\u00f3di\u2019s portrait is among those awaiting beatification on the great mosaic in the Hungarian chapel of the Divine Mercy Basilica, which depicts Hungarian saints and blesseds.<\/p>\n

Pilgrimages and Traveling Stones<\/strong>
\n“To Love with Prayer” \u2013 this was the motto of the Adoration Weekend held in the summer of 2024 at the Sacred Heart Church in Balatonf\u0171zf\u0151, dedicated to M\u00e1ria Magdolna B\u00f3di. Participants took part in Eucharistic adoration, meditations, talks, praise, a midnight Mass, workshops, and other programs. The event was opened by Archbishop Gy\u00f6rgy Udvardy.<\/p>\n

In 2024, at the St. Michael\u2019s Day celebration, the Archdiocese of Veszpr\u00e9m launched a special initiative: with \u201ctraveling stones,\u201d it aims to spread the news of the young martyr\u2019s joy, love for God and humanity, and helpfulness throughout the world. The traveling stone carries a simple but profound message: the journey of faith never stops, and Magdi\u2019s joy, perseverance, and love can give strength to everyone.<\/p>\n

Magdi used her bicycle to visit needy families in the area, offering help to all. Her family lived in several villages along the northern shore of Lake Balaton \u2013 these locations are visited year after year by the participants of the M\u00e1ria Magdolna B\u00f3di cycling pilgrimage, which starts from the Church of the Holy Name of Mary in Szigliget and passes through Badacsonyt\u00f6rdemic, K\u00f6vesk\u00e1l, and F\u0171zf\u0151gy\u00e1rtelep before arriving in Lit\u00e9r.<\/p>\n