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title: "St. Martha: Feast Day July 29 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-martha/
description: "St. Martha, Disciple of the Lord, patron of cooks, homemakers, and hosts. Feast day July 29. Read their life in Bless."
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Disciple of the Lord · Feast day July 29

# St. Martha

The feast day of St. Martha is July 29, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of cooks, homemakers, and hosts.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [July 29](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#29) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Disciple of the Lord |
| Patron of | [cooks](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#cooks), [homemakers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#homemakers), [hosts](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#hosts) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, July 29, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-martha/#calendar) |

## Life

The mistress of the house at Bethany where Jesus loved to stay; the doer beside her listening sister Mary. He teased her gently — ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled over many things’ — and she took it, because she could speak her mind to him too.

When her brother Lazarus died, she went out to meet the Lord on the road and made a confession the equal of Peter’s: ‘I have believed that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God, who has come into this world.’ The Church now keeps her feast with Mary and Lazarus together.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Martha as patron of cooks, homemakers, and hosts.

[Cooks](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#cooks) [Homemakers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#homemakers) [Hosts](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#hosts)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Lawrence](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-lawrence/) cooks · August 10

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Martha. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, July 29, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/29/) | Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (Memorial) | White | Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38 · Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11 · John 8:12 · John 11:19-27 |
| [Saturday, July 29, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/29/) | Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (Memorial) | White | Jeremiah 7:1-11 · Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11 · John 8:12 · John 11:19-27 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[July 28 St. Alphonsa of India](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-alphonsa-of-india/) [July 30 St. Peter Chrysologus](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter-chrysologus/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 29?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-29) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Martha

Feast day July 29

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-martha/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-martha/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-martha/#calendar)

In the app

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