July 29, 2020
O blessed St. Martha, your faith
led Jesus to proclaim, "I am
the resurrection and the life";
and faith let you see beyond his humanity
when you cried out, "Lord I believe
that you are the Messiah, the Son of God."
With firm hope you said, I know that God
will give you whatever you ask of him,
and Jesus called your brother Lazarus
back from the dead.
With pure love for Jesus
you welcomed him into your home.
Friend and servant of our Savior,
I too am "troubled about many things."
Pray for me that I may grow in faith,
hope and love, and that Jesus,
who sat at your table,
will hear me and grant me a place
at the banquet of eternal life.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.