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Your Hearts will Rejoice

6th Week of Easter, Friday

John 16:20-23

Gaze upon a flower for one minute and observe its movement. It appears to be still, but it is constantly changing, growing or fading. The wind blows and it sways. Light and shadows flicker continuously so that it appears in a slightly different shade every second.… Read the rest

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The Eyes of the Heart

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:17-23,  Matthew 28:16-20

Spirit Ignites Spirit

At the empty tomb and the Ascension in Luke’s writings, two men dressed in white suddenly appear and ask, “Why?” Heaven seems amused by these scenarios.… Read the rest

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Following Christ

The Crucifixion, Mosaic in the Monastery of Hosias Lukas.

5th Week of Easter, Saturday

“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.”

John 15:18

From the moment of Christ’s birth, danger loomed as news of an infant king reached the ears of King Herod.… Read the rest

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What is Friendship?

Russian icon, The Mystical Supper (early 14th century). Fresco in Vatopedi Monastery, Mt. Athos.

5th Week of Easter, Friday

John 15:12-17

“I have called you friends.”

Extraordinary words uttered by Jesus. Greek philosophers like Aristotle had already proven for centuries that friendship with the gods was impossible.… Read the rest

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Pray for us to God, O Queen of Heaven!

Photo art by Fr. Victor Hoagland, C.P. and Gloria M. Chang

The Regina Caeli is a 12th century antiphon in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary that is prayed during the Easter season in place of the Angelus. A legend records that during a pestilence in Rome, while the Regina Caeli was being prayed in procession with her image, angels were heard singing along and an end was put to the plague.… Read the rest

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Peas, P’s, Peace

“Three Peas” ©️2020 Gloria M. Chang

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter

John 14:27-31a

Today’s Gospel passage not only inspires the “three peas,” but also illuminates three P’s: peace, person, and power.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.… Read the rest

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Divine Friendship

Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir, Russia, 12th century

4th week of Easter, Saturday

John 14:7-14

“If you know me, then you will also know my Father.”

John 14:7

In an intimate friendship, there is a deep sense of feeling truly known and understood.… Read the rest