The Gospel reading tells us about Jesus dining with Simon, a Pharisee, where a woman “who was known as a sinner,” washed, kissed and poured precious perfume on Jesus’ feet.
Jesus tells his host a parable about two debtors who debts of different amounts were cancelled: “Which of them will love him more?” “The one, I suppose who was forgiven more.”
Jesus then reprimands his host who was scandalized at Jesus allowing a sinful woman to even touch him: Jesus was not even given the customary welcome yet this woman has washed and kissed his feet.
Jesus forgives the woman, “Your sins are forgiven. . . Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
“. . . her many sins, are forgiven, because of her great love”: if we love God, our sins will be forgiven.