This is the Day

Photo of snail and daffodils with text overlay: "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia!"
โ€œThis is the Dayโ€
Gospel Acclamation from Psalm 118:24
Saturday within the Octave of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

Philippians 4:4 (NKJV)

This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.

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The Splendor of Christ

A snail and a camellia speak the Easter Octave Morning Antiphon: "The splendor of Christ risen from the dead has shone on the people redeemed by his blood. Alleluia!"
โ€œThe Splendor of Christโ€
Liturgy of the Hours, Easter Octave, Morning Prayer Antiphon 1
Friday within the Octave of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

For God, who said, โ€œLet light shine out of darkness,โ€ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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How Wonderful Your Name

A snail and a violet crocus speak Palm 8:1(2): "O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!"
โ€œHow Wonderful Your Nameโ€
From the Responsorial Psalm 8:1(2)
Thursday within the Octave of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the just run to it and are safe.

Proverbs 18:10

O Lord, our God, 
how wonderful your name in all the earth! 

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Were Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us?

Two snails walking under sunlit greenery speak Luke 24:32: "Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?"
โ€œWere Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us?โ€
Luke 24:32
Wednesday within the Octave of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œGood then is love, having wings of burning fire, that flies through the breasts and hearts of the saintsโ€ฆ Therefore the wings of fire are the flames of the divine Scripture.โ€

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Go to My Brothers

Two snails and a tulip outside a cave speak John 20:17: "Go to my brothers and tell them, I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."
โ€œGo to My Brothersโ€
John 20:17b
Tuesday within the Octave of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œI will be with you only a little while longer,
and then I will go to the one who sent me.

John 7:33

Go to my brothers and tell them,
I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.

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Come and See

Two snails and a cave speak the Easter Vespers Antiphon: "Come and see the place where the Lord was buried. Alleluia!"
โ€œCome and Seeโ€
Monday within the Octave of Easter
Liturgy of the Hours, Easter Octave, Vespers Antiphon 2
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Come and see the empty tombโ€”He is risen! Alleluia!

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And

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The Sealed and Empty Tomb

Photo of snail and daffodils with text overlay of the couplet, "The Sealed and Empty Tomb."
โ€œThe Sealed and Empty Tombโ€
Easter Sunday
A reflection on Matthew 28:1-6 and John 20:19-20
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

The sealed and empty tomb proclaims: Christ rose intact, preserving seals as from the Virgin’s womb.

Matthew 28:1-6 (RSV)

Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre.ย … Read the rest

Christโ€™s Fidelity and Our Fickleness

Photo of snail and tulips with text overlay of the poetic reflection on Christ's Fidelity and Our Fickleness.
โ€œChristโ€™s Fidelity and Our Ficklenessโ€
Palm Sunday (Year A)
ยฉ2026 Gloria M. Chang

From Hosanna to Crucify him: Christ’s fidelity endures amid our fickleness.

Gospel (At the Procession of Palms)

Matthew 21:1-11

When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her.… Read the rest

Before Abraham Was, I AM

Photo of snail and pansies with text overlay of the poem featured in the blog post, "Before Abraham Was, I AM: Faith's Journey from Promise to Eternity."
โ€œBefore Abraham Was, I AMโ€
A reflection on Genesis 17:3-9 and John 8:51-59
Thursday of the Fifth Week in Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2026 Gloria M. Chang

In the shadow of Lent, Jesus declares the impossible: “Before Abraham was, I AM”โ€”eternal promise meets divine eternity, calling us to unbreakable faith.… Read the rest