By Emmanuel Nigel
Piemonte House
Date: Monday, March 25th, 2024
Holy Monday is a prominent day in the Christianity. It is the second day of Holy Week following Palm Sunday or the Passion Sunday. It is also a solemn observance embraced by Christians. "Holy Monday 2024: Lazarus' Sister Mary's Best Gift Anointed Jesus Before His Passion." Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples [He who was to betray him], said, “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, “Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.” He didn't talk after Jesus' reply but Judas Iscariot became angry in his heart.
Judas Iscariot had complained he was too selfish even for what was not his but Lazarus' sister Mary showed profound love for Jesus which Judas Iscariot should have learned.
For us Christians, Holy Monday reminds us to keep our hearts sacred, to love, and to stand up for what is proper, just like Jesus who stood up for what was proper whole His entire earthly life. It’s for our personal spiritual growth, a recommitment to living according to Jesus’ teachings, fostering a deeper connection with God, and loving Jesus our Saviour profoundly like Lazarus' sister Mary who offered Jesus the gift of love by anointing Him with the best and most costly ointment.
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