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St. Marta in Orthodoxy and Catholicism

In Christianity, branched into various directions, 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 revered by both branches. This is due to the fact that these saints were canonized before the split of Christianity. One of them is Saint Marta. This righteous God lived at the same time as 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 a time when Jesus Christ was living and preaching on the Earth. As you know, not all people were friendly towards Him. But not the sisters Martha and Maria and their brother Lazarus. Jesus loved to visit their home in Bethany.

Two sisters - Saint Marta and Saint Maria - were completely different. The first was the personification of activity. She constantly fussed and bothered around the au pair, wanting to cook the best for the guests. The second of the sisters, Maria, forgetting about household duties, only wanted 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 want to help her in the household. To these comments of the offended sister, Jesus answered that Martha is fussing about many things, and 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. Lazarus is dead. His sisters - Saint Marta and Saint Maria - have already begun to mourn the loss of their brother, as Jesus Christ arrived in the city and raised the dead.

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.

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

To appeal to the righteous, you do not need to visit 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 picture, 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 certainly hear prayers, sincerely coming from a pure heart, in which there is no evil intent.

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