A Divine and Human Genealogy

Mary Garden at the Passionist Monastery in Jamaica, New York

Friday of the Third Week of Advent

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 1:1

The Word became flesh in a gnarled and twisted family tree, commencing its healing and deification.… Read the rest

City of God

Icon of the Theotokos

Thursday of the First Week of Advent

Isaiah 26:1-6; Matthew 7:21, 24-27

On that day they will sing this song in the land of Judah: 
โ€œA strong city have we; 
he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us. 

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Moonwalk, Day 2

โ€œMoonwalk, Day 2โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

Revelation 12:1

Our Lady of Guadalupe fits this description well.… Read the rest

Totus Tuus, Maria!

โ€œThe Virgin has given birth to the Savior (4 panels)โ€
From the Liturgy of the Hours, January 1, Morning Prayer, Antiphon 1
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

Totus Tuus (โ€œtotally yoursโ€ or โ€œall yoursโ€) was the personal and episcopal motto of St.… Read the rest