THE FEAST OF ST. MARTHA OF BETHANY (JULY 29TH)
A Contemporary Icon of Sts. Martha, Mary and Lazarus with Our Lord Jesus Christ Edited by Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of the West ) INTRODUCTION Blessed Feast of St. Martha of Bethany, sister to Sts. Mary and Lazarus, friend of Jesus, patroness of waiters and cafe workers, early confessor of the Faith, and unlikely slayer of dragons! SCRIPTURE READING “Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. "Now Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.' Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.' Martha said to Him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.' "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?'...
