As we move through Holy Week, we read about Mary of Bethany anointing Jesus’ feet with costly oil, an act of extravagant devotion. Like the Magi at the cradle, she offered a gift of profound love—one that exceeded what others deemed reasonable. This Lenten season, and especially this week, invites us to reflect: How are we called to give more of ourselves? How can we, like Mary and the Magi, offer a love so deep that we move beyond what seems sensible in the world’s eyes into true adoration of our Savior?

_{^{Image Credit: Eduard Steinbrück, (German, 1802-1882), Adoration of the Magi, 1838, Oil on canvas, Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame. Gift of Mr. Robert L. Hamilton Sr., by Exchange, 1978.017.}}