Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. (Lk 10:38-42)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101023.cfm
The synoptic gospels are strangely silent about Jesus’ greatest miracle, the Raising of Lazarus. In fact, today’s gospel passage is the only mention of the sisters Martha and Mary outside of the Fourth Gospel. But their brother Lazarus is not mentioned at all and neither is their village, Bethany. It’s one of those intriguing questions that I would like to ask the gospel writers.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Tuesday, Week XXVII, Ordinary Time
