The dragon was called of them that dwelled in the country Tarasconus, whereof, in remembrance of him that place is called Tarasconus, which tofore was called Nerluc, and the Black Lake, because there be woods shadowous and black. And she cast on him holy water, and showed to him the cross, which anon was overcome, and standing still as a sheep, she bound him with her own girdle, and then was slain with spears and glaives of the people. To whom Martha, at the prayer of the people, came into the wood, and found him eating a man. And when he is pursued he casts out of his belly behind, his ordure, the space of an acre of land on them that follow him, and it is bright as glass, and what it toucheth it burneth as fire. He came thither by sea from Galicia, and was engendered of Leviathan, which is a serpent of the water and is much wood, and of a beast called Bonacho, that is engendered in Galicia.

Martha destroyed a dragon that was afflicting the French people: There was that time upon the river of Rhone, in a certain wood between Arles and Avignon, a great dragon, half beast and half fish, greater than an ox, longer than an horse, having teeth sharp as a sword, and horned on either side, head like a lion, tail like a serpent, and defended him with two wings on either side, and could not be beaten with cast of stones ne with other armour, and was as strong as twelve lions or bears which dragon lay hiding and lurking in the river, and perished them that passed by and drowned ships. Lesser known in our age is the story of how St. Martha was right facound of speech, and courteous and gracious to the sight of the people. After the ascension of our Lord, when the disciples were departed, she with her brother Lazarus and her sister Mary, also Saint Maximin which baptized them, and to whom they were committed of the Holy Ghost, and many others, were put into a ship without sail, oars, or rudder governail, of the paynims, which by the conduct of our Lord they came all to Marseilles, and after came to the territory of Aquense or Aix, and there converted the people to the faith. It is nowhere read that Martha had ever any husband ne fellowship of man, but she as a noble hostess ministered and served our Lord, and would also that her sister should serve him and help her, for she thought that all the world was not sufficient to serve such a guest.

The father of her was duke of Syria and places maritime, and Martha with her sister possessed by the heritage of their mother three places, that was, the castle Magdalen, and Bethany and a part of Jerusalem.

Her father was named Syro and her mother Encharia. Saint Martha, hostess of our Lord Jesu Christ, was born of a royal kindred. Jacobus de Voragine is in order for presenting a fuller picture of this saint. A selection from the medieval Golden Legend of Bl. Today is her sister Martha’s feast day, the woman known by most only for asking her apparently lazy sister to help her prepare a meal. Si quieres ponerle una vela ha de ser de color rojo y blanco, colores del dominio de amor. Rezar tres Padre Nuestro y tres Ave María en honor de Santa Marta. Santa Marta utiliza tu poder de dominio y no lo dejes ni en silla sentar ni en cama acostar ni tenga un momento de tranquilidad hasta que a mis pies venga a parar, Santa marta escúchame, ampárame por el amor de Dios. Santa Marta virgen que al monte entraste, las fieras bravas espantaste con tus cintas las ataste y con el hisopo las amansaste, así señora mía, si esto es verdad concédeme que_ regrese a mi para siempre. Santa de mi devoción, atiende mi súplica, escucha mi petición: (hacer la petición) Por favor alivia mis penas por el gran amor que tuviste a Jesús, tu huésped y amigo fiel, que a tu hermano Lázaro sacó de entre de los muertos. Santa Marta gloriosa, para ti no hay imposibles, pues eres fuerte y poderosa intercesora, y te ruego me concedas que_ no pueda estar ni vivir tranquilo hasta que a mis pies venga manso, suplicando, arrepentido, sometido y humillado. Oh! Santa Marta virgen, por esta ofrenda que te hago, por el caramanchel que vas a consumir hoy, por esta vela que te enciendo y ofrendo, por el algodón con el que se ungieron los santos oleos a Nuestro Señor, te encomiendo la labor de que remedies mis necesidades, socorras mis miserias y venzas todas mis dificultades, como dominaste y venciste a la fiera brava que tienes a tus pies. ORACIÓN A SANTA MARTA PARA DOMINIO Y AMARRE

Oracion a santa marta