Mary Magdalene, like Mary the Mother of God, has a special closeness to Jesus that we can see in today’s readings and feast.

When Martha complains, Jesus says: “Mary chose the better part, and it will not be taken from her.” The anointing at Bethany gives us even more insight into Mary.

It’s easy to overlook Martha’s virtuous qualities in this Sunday’s Gospel: her honesty, frankness, diligence, thoughtfulness, ...

When Jesus comes to the town of Bethany, Lazarus has already been dead for four days, and Mary and Martha are in deep mourning. Mary stays home, and Martha, again the more active sister, greets ...

Stained glass window depicting Jesus, Martha, Mary and Lazarus, by Ward and Hughes, 1886. From Wikimedia Commons. A Reflection for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ...

Martha, Mary, and Lazarus will now appear in the Church’s calendars and liturgical texts as a memorial. Memorials rank third in the classification of feast days on the Catholic Church’s ...

Recognizing their welcome of and witness to Christ, Pope Francis has approved changing the liturgical feast of St. Martha to include her sister and brother, Mary and Lazarus, on the church’s ...

5 Now Jesus loved Lazarus and his sister. Martha's presence is also inconsistent in ancient artwork, as well as in the writings of church fathers; around 210 CE, Tertullian even stated that Mary ...

Martha is busy preparing food and drink for their guest, but when she and Lazarus search for their sister, they find Mary in the garden sitting and listening to Jesus.” ...

St. Louis, Mo., Jul 29, 2023 / 02:30 am. July 29 is the feast day of Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. It’s a relatively new feast day, having been implemented fewer than three years ago.