Holy Monday: anointing, cleansing and happiness Archbishop Cranmer | April 18th, 2011 at 4:32 am | The Jews commemorate Pesach today: the time the Israelites escaped slavery in Egypt by marking their doorposts with the blood of a pure lamb so that the spirit of the Lord might pass over their homes in the slaughter of the first-born. In the Gospel of John, he records that six days before the Passover, Mary lavishly anointed her Lord in anticipation of His burial. Christ commends her for the deed … [More]