Srpska pravoslavna crkva 17. juna obeležava praznik posvećen Svetim mironosicama Marti i Mariji, sestrama pravednog Lazara iz Vitanije, koje su ostale upamćene kao verne sledbenice Gospoda Isusa Hrista.
Marta i Marija živele su sa svojim bratom Lazarom u mestu Vitanija, nedaleko od Jerusalima. Njihov dom bio je mesto gde je Hristos često dolazio i gde je uvek bio dočekan sa ljubavlju i poštovanjem.
U Jevanđelju su ove dve sestre predstavljene kao primeri različitih, ali podjednako važnih puteva služenja Bogu - Marta kroz marljiv rad i brigu za bližnje, a Marija kroz molitvu, pažljivo slušanje Božje reči i duhovno uzrastanje.
Posebno mesto u hrišćanskom predanju zauzima događaj vaskrsenja njihovog brata Lazara. Kada je Lazar preminuo, Marta je sa dubokom verom posvedočila Hristu: "Znam da će vaskrsnuti o vaskrsenju u poslednji dan." Upravo tada Gospod je izgovorio reči koje predstavljaju temelj hrišćanske nade: "Ja sam vaskrsenje i život; koji veruje u mene ako i umre, živeće."
Posle vaskrsenja Lazarevog, a na šest dana pre Pashe, Gospod Hristos je bio u Vitaniji na večeri kod Simona prokaženog, i tu mu je Marta služila, a Marija pomazala skupocenim mirom noge i vlasima glave svoje otrla (Jn. 22, 1-8; Mat. 26, 6-13; Mr. 14, 3-9).
Marta i Marija su i ranije ugostile Gospoda u domu svome, gde im je Gospod održao divnu pouku o "jedinom što je na potrebu" (Luk. 10, 38-42).
Nakon Hristovog stradanja, vaskrsenja i vaznesenja, Marta i Marija nastavile su da šire hrišćansku veru zajedno sa svojim bratom Lazarom. Crkveno predanje beleži da su zbog progona napustili Svetu zemlju i propovedali Jevanđelje u drugim krajevima, ostajući do kraja života odani Hristu.
Obe su u miru skončale, ali se ne zna gde.
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