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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Cyril of Alexandria
With a purpose does the Evangelist make mention of the names of the women, showing that they were distinguished for their piety. Wherefore also the Lord loved them. And of the many things which probably had been done for the Lord by Mary, he mentions the ointment, not at haphazard, but to show that Mary had such thirst after Christ that she wiped His feet with her own hair, seeking to fasten to herself more really the spiritual blessing which comes from His holy Flesh; for indeed she appears often with much warmth of attachment to …
Theophylact of Ohrid
It is necessary to know also that this Mary, who anointed the Lord with myrrh, was neither the harlot mentioned by the Evangelist Luke (Luke 7:37–50), nor the woman mentioned by the Evangelist Matthew (Matt. 26:7), but another — not a harlot, but an honorable, God-loving, and zealous woman. For she was concerned with receiving Christ and served Him, as John himself later (John 12:2) testifies. The Lord testifies of her that she chose the good part, as the Evangelist Luke notes (Luke 10:42). …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"But Mary was she who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying." We now understand whither it was they sent, namely, where the Lord was; for He was away, as you know, beyond the Jordan. They sent messengers to the Lord to tell Him that their brother was ill. He delayed to heal, that He might be able to raise to life.
Thomas Aquinas
1474 His relative was Mary, it was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair. The Evangelist describes this Mary by her most famous action so we can distinguish her from the many other women with the same name. Still, there is some disagreement among the saints about this Mary. …
Bonaventure
Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, in which her devotion is wonderfully praised; below in chapter 12: "Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, costly"; Luke 7: "Behold, a woman brought an alabaster jar of ointment." Whose brother Lazarus was sick, by whose prayers also he was raised, as is noted below in the same chapter: "Jesus therefore, when he saw Mary weeping." Question. …
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