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The event (or events – see discussion below) is reported in Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 7, and John 12. [2] Matthew and Mark are very similar: Matthew 26:6–13. While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
John 13:5 says that Jesus began to wash their feet: the washing was interrupted by Peter's initial refusal to allow Jesus to wash his feet, but John 13:12 suggests that the task was later completed and the feet of all the Disciples were washed, including those of Judas, [13] as Jesus then took back His garments and reclined [at table] again.
There is also no sign of any doubt on the women's part as found at Matthew 28:17, and in the other gospels. [6] The women fall at Jesus' feet. This is a sign of worship and supplication both in contemporary non-Christian literature, [6] and also elsewhere in the New Testament: Jesus' feet are anointed at Luke 7:38, John 11:2, and John 12:3. [3]
The Gospel reading in the Tridentine Mass was Luke 7:36–50 [255] (the sinful woman anointing the feet of Jesus), while in the present version of the Roman Rite of Mass it is John 20:1–2, 11–18 [256] (meeting of Mary Magdalene with Jesus after his resurrection). [257] [258] [259] The Three Marys at the Tomb by Peter Paul Rubens, with Mary ...
The men and women participate in separate groups, men washing men's feet and women washing women's feet. Each member of the congregation takes a turn washing the feet of another member. [ citation needed ] Each foot is placed one at a time into the basin of water, is washed by cupping the hand and pouring water over the foot, and is dried with ...
Many paintings show Mary washing, or just having washed, Jesus's feet, recalling the story in John 12.1–8 (which seems to be about Mary of Bethany). Via the story in Luke 7.36–50 (about an unnamed 'sinful woman'), however, Mary of Bethany was often conflated with Mary Magdalene, and this too may be reflected in art. [26]
Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service and humility. The 87-year-old Francis ...
Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus is a graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown, published in 2016. The book is subtitled Prostitution and Religious Obedience in the Bible , and is made up of adaptations of stories from the Bible that Brown believes promote pro-prostitution attitudes among early Christians.