Holy Saturday

“Holy Saturday”
Liturgy of the Hours, Holy Saturday Office of Readings,
Second Reading from an Ancient Homily
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

From an Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday

Something strange is happening—there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness.… Read the rest

Good Friday

“Good Friday”
Icon of the Crucifixion by Master Dionysius, ca. 1500 (Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow)
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

We adore your Cross, O Lord,
we praise and glorify your holy Resurrection,
for behold, because of the wood of a tree
joy has come to the whole world.

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Holy Thursday

“Holy Thursday”
John 13:14
From the Gospel at Evening Mass
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. The

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Lent, Day 37

“Lent, Day 37”
Isaiah 50:6 from the First Reading at Mass
Wednesday of Holy Week
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 

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Lent, Day 36

“Lent, Day 36”
Communion Antiphon from Romans 8:32
Tuesday of Holy Week
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The angel of the LORD said to Abraham, “Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

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Lent, Day 35

“Lent, Day 35”
Isaiah 42:3 from the First Reading at Mass
Monday of Holy Week
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

A bruised reed he will not break,
a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory.

Matthew 12:20

A bruised reed he will not break, 
and a dimly burning wick he will not quench.

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Palm Sunday

“Palm Sunday”
Responsorial Psalm from 22:1(2)
Palm Sunday
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Mark 15:34
(cf.
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Lent, Day 34

“Lent, Day 34”
Communion Antiphon from John 11:52
Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

John 12:32 (ESV)

Christ was handed over,
to gather into one the scattered children of God.

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Lent, Day 33

“Lent, Day 33”
John 10:38 from the Gospel at Mass
Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.

John 1:1

The Father is in me
and I am in the Father.

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Lent, Day 32

“Lent, Day 32”
A reflection on John 8:56-58
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
©️2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” So the Jews said to him, “Now we are sure that you are possessed.

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