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Day 3 of Lent 2023 🕊️ Saint Martha of Bethany

Day 3 of Lent 2023 🕊️ Saint Martha of Bethany

The story of Saint Martha of Bethany is one we often repeat, because it is so easy to understand yet also very broad and all encompassing. Since we seem to write about Saint Martha often, I’ll repeat some of the message we offered about her in 2022: Martha and her sister, Mary, and brother, Lazarus, lived in Bethany. Lazarus was friends with Jesus so he would often invite Jesus over for a bite to eat. This was wonderful for Jesus because Martha was a great cook, and always actively coming up with the new recipes and ideas for “breaking bread” at the table.

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19th Day of Lent - Saint John the Apostle 🤗 Patron Saint of Friendship - Invoked for Loyally Following

19th Day of Lent - Saint John the Apostle 🤗 Patron Saint of Friendship - Invoked for Loyally Following

The first medals we sent out came with a message on the card. It said “Wear this medal and then share it with someone you love.” The idea was to wear the medal outwardly, and then, if and when someone noticed it, to take it off from around neck and give it to them! We called it “Serenity for Sharing.” It was meant as a bit of a message that our medals were not so much about religion, per se. Instead, they were “Tokens of Hope” to offer one another, friends and strangers, alike.

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17th Day of Lent - Saint Martha of Bethany 👭 Patron Saint of Sorority Sisters - Invoked for Lifelong Friendships - Patron of Sisters

17th Day of Lent - Saint Martha of Bethany 👭 Patron Saint of Sorority Sisters - Invoked for Lifelong Friendships - Patron of Sisters

The message offered here is to celebrate, not denigrate, each others’ differences. No one is wrong for being the way they are. We’re all here and we all have value. Once Martha accepted this reality she was able to reap benefits from her sister Mary. Both sisters could teach the other a thing or two. And with the acceptance of the differences, their bond became stronger and brought deeper love, care, and compassion into their hearts. Martha was proud of Mary and Mary was proud of Martha. Their relationship kept growing and became more meaningful day after day.

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