Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm 22 Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1–15:47 As our companion this year, I nominate the nameless woman who anointed Jesus at supper on what was the fourth day of his last week of life.

All four Gospels recount the story of a woman anointing Jesus with her expensive oil. There are some similarities between the Gospels. There are some differences. Some scholars believe that ...

The Gospel of Matthew (26:6–16) recounts a similar scene, with the woman anointing Jesus during a meal at Simon the Leper’s house. The disciples were indignant at what they saw as a waste of ...

The oil was consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where it is believed Jesus died and was buried.