The Pope: Martha, Mary and Lazarus will be remembered as saints

Pope Francis last February 2, it seems that from a decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship it emerged that: on July 29 the three brothers of Bethany, described by the Gospels, will be remembered for the first time as Saints. Father Maggioni, explains the importance of the house of Bethany, is like a family relationship where mother, father and brothers and sisters with their examples help us to open our hearts to God. As the Gospel recalls, these three brothers, despite having characters completely different, each one of them welcomed Jesus into their home, and in this way a relationship was established not only of friendship towards Jesus, but also a family bond between brothers who often quarreled due to differences in character. A doubt has persisted for many years, on the uncertainty of the identity of Mary of Bethany that in the past there are those who had identified her as Magdalene, who as Mary of Magdala, but by reviewing the Roman calendars, they therefore deduced that she did not have a true identity and own. For some time, therefore, the three brothers had been asked to unify the three brothers to celebrate just one day, to remember all three as friends of Jesus

Prayer on friendship: To you, Lord, lover of life, Friend of man, I raise my prayer for the friend you made me meet on the journey of the world One like me, but not equal to me. Make ours become the friendship of two beings who complete each other with your gifts, who exchange your riches, who speak to each other with the language you have placed in your heart. amen Friendship is an important value, and it is an indispensable part of our life, it is important to surround ourselves with loyal people you can count on, Jesus already in ancient times considered friendship a precious good, this good if it is lasting is sincere. It is not easy to find this quality in all the people you come into contact with in life but through harmony and mutual respect it can become eternal.