April 7 - On This Date in History:

Mary Anoints Jesus for His Burial, Public Excitement with Regard to Jesus and Lazarus [Section 81.10 - JN 12:1, MT 26:6B, JN 12:2, MK 14:3B, JN 12:3, MK 14:3C, MT 26:8, JN 12:4-6, MK 14:5B-8, MT 26:12-13, JN 12:9-11] Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. In the house of Simon the leper, they made him a supper; and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him. As he sat at table, Mary took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.

But when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? One of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief; and as he had the moneybox, he used to take what was put into it. And they criticized her sharply. But Jesus said, "Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you will, you can do good to them; but you will not always have me. She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint my body for burial. For in pouring this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."

Now a great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, and they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
Excerpt from - "Jesus! The Novel"