Holy Women Who Followed Jesus

“Holy Women Who Followed Jesus”
A reflection on Luke 8:1-3, Matthew 11:16-19, Luke 7:31-35
Friday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Holy Women

Afterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.

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Misfits for the Kingdom

“Misfits for the Kingdom”
A reflection on Luke 7:31-35
Wednesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

“Then to what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another,

‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance.

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The Faith of a Centurion

“The Faith of a Centurion”
Luke 7:1-10 “in a snailshell”
Monday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

When he had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him.

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Mercy Frees the Heart

“Mercy Frees the Heart”
A reflection on Sirach 27:30-28:7 and Matthew 18:21-35
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Wrath and anger, these also are abominations,
yet a sinner holds on to them. 

The vengeful will face the Lord’s vengeance;
indeed he remembers their sins in detail.

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The Two Foundations

“The Two Foundations”
Luke 6:46-49 “in a snailshell”
Saturday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang
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“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I command? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them.

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Our Lady of Sorrows and the Mystery of Christ

“Our Lady of Sorrows”
A reflection on Luke 2:33-35
Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

The child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

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The Cross and the Copper Serpent

“The Cross and the Copper Serpent”
A reflection on Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:13-17
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

First Reading

From Mount Hor they set out by way of the Red Sea, to bypass the land of Edom, but the people’s patience was worn out by the journey; so the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness, where there is no food or water?

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