In the 12th chapter of John, Judas accuses Mary of waste and abuse when she anoints Jesus’ feet with expensive perfume.

The Seven Sundays Devotion honors the seven joys and sorrows of St. Joseph. It starts on the seventh Sunday previous to March 19 (the last Sunday of January or the first Sunday of February).

This is too calculated; there is no devotion in it. A devotee is not somebody’s devotee; devotion is a quality. Devotion ...