Among the legends associated with Martha is the one associated with the town of Tarascon-sur-Rhône. They settled in and are said to have evangelised the Provence area of southern France. You have the poor with you always, you will not always have me." It is Martha who provides the context.ĭid the three go as evangelisers to Provence?Īccording to legend, after Jesus's death, Martha left Judea around AD 48, and went to Provence with her sister Mary (conflated with Mary Magdalene) and her brother Lazarus. This occasioned Judas's question, "Why wasn't this ointment sold for 300 denarii and the money given to the poor?" and Jesus's remark: "She had to keep this scent for the day of my burial. During this meal Mary (no further specification - can we presume it's again Martha's sister?) anointed the feet of Jesus, wiping them with her hair. Martha appears again in John 12:1-8, where she serves at a meal held in Jesus' honour at which her brother is also a guest.
And when questioned by Jesus, she shows she is a woman of faith: "I believe that you are the Christ, the son of God, the one who was to come into this world." And when Jesus goes to the tomb and says to take away the stone, it is she who, ever practical, objects: "Lord, by now he will smell, it is now the fourth day." When Lazarus had died and was buried, it is Martha who goes out to meet Jesus when he was coming to their house and accosts him (Jn 11:21-22): "If you had been here my brother would not have died, but I know that even now whatever you ask of God, he will grant you". But in the Gospel of John, Martha appears in two incidents that puts her in a more favourable light. It could even be interpreted as a rebuke. When Martha asked Jesus if it didn't concern him that Mary was leaving her to do the serving all by herself, Jesus's reply of praise Mary for having "chosen the better part that would not be taken from her" must have disconcerted her. This probably accounts for her cult as the patron saint of food professionals, butlers, hotel-keepers and home-makers and why she is often depicted in art with a ladle, a broom or a set of keys as her symbol. In the incident described by Luke 10:38-42, Martha is introduced as the woman who "welcomed Jesus into her house". In Aramaic the name Martha means "the lady, the mistress", the feminine counterpart of "the master". Patron of food professionals and home-makers But Martha is also the woman of faith, who said: "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into the world" (Jn 11:27). Martha is the patron saint of active, practical women, perhaps unfairly contrasted with her more laid back and "contemplative" sister Mary. Noted too for her hospitality to Jesus and her concern for the details of service to guests. Honoured for her confession of faith in the Lord in which she beseeched him to restore life to her dead brother (John 11:27). The sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. No further discounts are offered for half-price Friday nights at the ROM.Summary: St Martha, Friend of Jesus. Please note: if you select your tickets BEFORE the entering the promotional code, no discount will appear.
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