A memorial. Anything to produce remembrance. This should be told to her honour and credit, as a memorial of her piety and self-de…

Wherever this gospel will be preached — By assuming the gospel's future expansion, this prediction naturally helped bring about it…

She probably did not know all that her action meant when she anointed her Lord for his burial. We often do much more than we think we do. The conse…

Glossa Ordinaria: Having presented the counsels of the Jewish leaders concerning the death of Christ, the Evangelist proceeds …

The anointing does not designate Jesus as Messiah but “prepares” him for his burial after dying the death of a criminal, for only in that circumsta…

Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached. He says that this action will bring honor to Mary, because it will be praised by the d…

Verily I say unto you
The following words are prefaced in this manner, to excite attention, and command belief:

The pouring of ointment on Christ's head was a token of the highest respect. When there is true love in the heart for Jesus Christ, nothing will be…

The Evangelist, having related the preparatory events for the Pa ion, here begins to discu Christ’s Pa ion, which is divided into two parts. First,…