St. Martha
The sister of Mary and Lazarus who fed Jesus at Bethany and told him plainly what she thought; since 2021 the three are remembered together.
Canonized
St. Martha (Catholic Encyclopedia)
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (Herbermann, 1907-1913), 'St. Martha' — she is mentioned only in Luke 10:38-42 and John 11-12, living at Bethany with Mary and Lazarus. NOTE: the encyclopedia predates the 1969 calendar reform and is NOT a source for the feast day. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09721b.htm
- General Roman Calendar, 29 July — 'St Martha'. Liturgy Office, England and Wales. https://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/Info/General-Roman-Calendar.pdf
- SUPERSEDED IN PART: the Liturgy Office PDF still prints 29 July as 'St Martha' alone. Congregation for Divine Worship, decree of 26 January 2021 (published 2 February 2021), designates 29 July in the General Roman Calendar as the Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus. The decree explains the earlier practice: 'The traditional uncertainty of the Latin Church about the identity of Mary … resulted in the inclusion of Martha alone on 29 July in the Roman Calendar.' https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2021/02/02/210202c.html