Moment of Meditation: In Memory of Her (Matthew 26:13)

''Wherever this Gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her (Matthew 26:13).''

How do you want to be remembered hundreds of years after your death? Do you want to be remembered at all?

We can't see into the motives of her heart. But we can see that her one act of service is one of the most famous events in the history of Christianity. While some of the other events of Holy Week are more memorable, her act of love still shines through the history of Holy Week as an act of devotion for Christians to imitate.

Just as we come to the altar to receive Jesus' body and blood in remembrance of Him. We serve our neighbor in memory of the unnamed woman. Harassed by the disciples. Praised by her Lord.

How much greater is it to be praised by our Lord than to be ridiculed by those around us for an act of kindness? As St. Paul says, "I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us" (Romans 8:18). Suffering ridicule even from our fellow Christians is nothing compared to the glory to be revealed to us. As it was revealed to her by her Savior. Amen.