St. Marta in Orthodoxy and Catholicism

In Christianity, branched into variousdirections, saints are often found, canonized in only one branch, that is, elevated to the rank of the righteous after the split of the church. But at the same time, both in Catholicism and in Orthodoxy there are also those whose memory is venerated by both branches. This is because the saints were canonized before the split of Christianity. One of them is Saint Marta. This righteous God lived at the same time with Jesus Christ and knew him personally, believed in God even before his miraculous Resurrection.

There is one important point. In Catholicism, the righteous is known as Saint Marta. Orthodoxy also calls it Martha. The history of her life and good deeds will be told in this article.

Excursion to the history

The Bible takes us to the distant past - at that timethe time when Jesus Christ lived and preached on the Earth. As you know, not all people were friendly towards Him. But not the sisters Martha and Mary and their brother Lazarus. Jesus loved to visit their home in Bethany.

Two sisters - Saint Marta and Saint Maria - wereabsolutely different. The first was the personification of activity. She constantly fussed and bothered about the au pair, wishing to cook for the guests the best. The second of the sisters, Maria, forgetting about household duties, wanted only to listen to the preaching of Christ. She believed that everything earthly is frail compared to the divine providence.

Martha somehow shamed her sister at the guest.

She complained that an enthusiastic girl does not wanthelp her in the household. To these remarks of the offended sister, Jesus answered that Martha is fussing about many things, but one need only worry about saving the soul. The second episode, in which St. Marta is mentioned, is associated with her brother - Lazarus, who is sick and in need of the help of Jesus Christ. At that time, the Son of God was far beyond Bethany and did not have time to come to the city to heal the sick man. Lazarus is dead. His sisters - St. Marta and St. Mary - have already started to mourn the loss of their brother, as Jesus Christ arrived in the city and resurrected the deceased.

The role of Martha in biblical tales

In Christianity, Saint Marta is one of the Myrrh-bearing women. She is considered the patroness of the household, as well as servants, waiters, cooks.

The great holy Marta is remembered by the Orthodox on the day of June 4, the Catholics on July 29th.

The memory of the righteous man is also perpetuated inchurches, monasteries, which are given names by her name. So, in Russia in honor of St. Marfa settled, and even now there are prayer houses built in honor of myrrh-bearers.

To appeal to the righteous is not necessaryvisit churches bearing her name. Only the image depicting Saint Marta is desirable. Icon (the photo is possible - it does not matter). If there is no image or photograph, then this is a minor problem. You can say prayers without the icon of the righteous. There are a lot of holy texts dedicated to this saint. And it is not necessary to pronounce any church texts, you can pray in your own words. Saint Marta will surely hear prayers sincerely coming from a pure heart, in which there is no evil intent.