Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus (July 29th)
Of the saints and celebrations that I could have written about this week: July 29 -- Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus July 30 -- Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church July 31 -- S aint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest August 1 -- Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church [2024] August 2 -- Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop August 2 -- Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest August 3 -- EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year C) I’ve chosen to write about St. Martha , though Pope Francis expanded the feast day to include the whole family – Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus . St. Martha has been a beloved saint across the whole history of the Church, even is she is kinda “put in her place” by Jesus when she asks him to get involved in a dispute she was having with her apparently more introverted or introspective sister Mary . The two, Martha and her sister Mary show up in two episodes in the Gospels, the first related by St. Luke (10:38-42) , when Martha inv...