I Am With You Always

A snail, daffodils, and tulips at dawn speak Matthew 28:20: "Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Alleluia!"
“I Am With You Always”
Communion Antiphon from Matthew 28:20
Thursday of the Second Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

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Taste and See

A snail and a Lenten rose speak Psalm 34:8(9): "Taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the one who takes refuge in him."
“Taste and See”
Psalm 34:8 (9) from the Responsorial Psalm
Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.

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Born of the Spirit

A snail and white daffodils speak John 3:8: "The wind blows where it wills... so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
“Born of the Spirit”
John 3:8
Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

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Born From Above

Photo of snail on a daffodil with the speech bubble, "You must be born from above."
“Born From Above”
John 3:7
Monday of the Second Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

“Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit.”

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Shalom Aleichem!

Photo of snail and camellia speaking to each other, "Shalom aleichem!" "Peace be with you!"
“Shalom Aleichem!”
John 20:19-31
Second Sunday of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When

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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!"
“This is the Day”
Gospel Acclamation from Psalm 118:24
Saturday within the Octave of Easter
©️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!"
“The Splendor of Christ”
Liturgy of the Hours, Easter Octave, Morning Prayer Antiphon 1
Friday within the Octave of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” 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!"
“How Wonderful Your Name”
From the Responsorial Psalm 8:1(2)
Thursday within the Octave of Easter
©️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?"
“Were Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us?”
Luke 24:32
Wednesday within the Octave of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

“Good then is love, having wings of burning fire, that flies through the breasts and hearts of the saints… Therefore the wings of fire are the flames of the divine Scripture.”

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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."
“Go to My Brothers”
John 20:17b
Tuesday within the Octave of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

“I 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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