Feast Day of the Bethany Siblings

In the decades/centuries before 1969, on July 29, we would have celebrated Saint Martha, one of few named women in the Gospels. Now we celebrate not only Martha, but also her sister Mary and their brother Lazarus. Their story is in the eleventh chapter of John. In a way, I think it's a shame, as each of these siblings deserves their own feast day. But today let us ask if we can we learn something…