Description
The St. Martha Medal is a small medal with a statement from the Bible on it. It is named after St. Martha, who is mentioned in the Bible three times. Martha welcomed Jesus and his disciples into her home and immediately went to work to serve them. She was frustrated when her sister Mary ignored the rule of hospitality and Martha's work in order to sit and listen to Jesus. Jesus told her that she had done well and that her brother had been raised from the dead. The last picture of Martha in the Bible is when she is sitting at the dinner table with Jesus and his friends.
St Martha Medal
2.5cm long x 1.5cm wide
Facts
Feastday:
July 29
Patron:
of cooks
"Jesus loved Martha and Mary and Lazarus." This unique statement in
John's gospel tells us of the special relationship Jesus had with
Martha, her sister, and her brother.
Apparently Jesus was a frequent guest at Martha's home in Bethany, a
small village two miles from Jerusalem. We read of three visits in Luke
10:38-42, John 11:1-53, and John 12:1-9.
Many of us find it easy to identify with Martha in the story Luke
tells. Martha welcomes Jesus and his disciples into her home and
immediately goes to work to serve them.
Hospitality is paramount in the Middle East and Martha believed in
its importance. Imagine her frustration when her sister Mary ignores the
rule of hospitality and Martha's work in order to sit and listen to
Jesus. Instead of speaking to her sister, she asks Jesus to intervene.
Jesus' response is not unkind, which gives us an idea of his
affection for her. He observes that Martha is worried about many things
that distract her from really being present to him. He reminds her that
there is only one thing that is truly important -- listening to him. And
that is what Mary has done.
In Martha we see ourselves -- worried and distracted by all we have
to do in the world and forgetting to spend time with Jesus. It is,
however, comforting to note that Jesus loved her just the same.
The next visit shows how well Martha learned this lesson. She is
grieving the death of her brother with a house full of mourners when she
hears that Jesus has just come to the area. She gets up immediately and
leaves the guests, leaves her mourning, and goes to meet him.
Her conversation with Jesus shows her faith and courage. In this
dialogue she states clearly without doubt that she believes in Jesus'
power, in the resurrection, and most of all that Jesus is the Son of
God.
Jesus tells her that he is the resurrection and the life and then
goes on to raise her brother from the dead. Our final picture of Martha
in Scripture is the one that sums up who she was.
Jesus has returned to Bethany some time later to share a meal with
his good friends. In this home were three extraordinary people. We hear
how brother Lazarus caused a stir when was brought back to life.
We hear how Mary causes a commotion at dinner by anointing
"Jesus loved Martha and Mary and Lazarus." This unique statement in
John's gospel tells us of the special relationship Jesus had with
Martha, her sister, and her brother.
Apparently Jesus was a frequent guest at Martha's home in Bethany, a
small village two miles from Jerusalem. We read of three visits in Luke
10:38-42, John 11:1-53, and John 12:1-9.
Many of us find it easy to identify with Martha in the story Luke
tells. Martha welcomes Jesus and his disciples into her home and
immediately goes to work to serve them.
Hospitality is paramount in the Middle East and Martha believed in
its importance. Imagine her frustration when her sister Mary ignores the
rule of hospitality and Martha's work in order to sit and listen to
Jesus. Instead of speaking to her sister, she asks Jesus to intervene.
Jesus' response is not unkind, which gives us an idea of his
affection for her. He observes that Martha is worried about many things
that distract her from really being present to him. He reminds her that
there is only one thing that is truly important -- listening to him. And
that is what Mary has done.
In Martha we see ourselves -- worried and distracted by all we have
to do in the world and forgetting to spend time with Jesus. It is,
however, comforting to note that Jesus loved her just the same.
The next visit shows how well Martha learned this lesson. She is
grieving the death of her brother with a house full of mourners when she
hears that Jesus has just come to the area. She gets up immediately and
leaves the guests, leaves her mourning, and goes to meet him.
Her conversation with Jesus shows her faith and courage. In this
dialogue she states clearly without doubt that she believes in
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