David’s Messianic Prophecy

“David’s Messianic Prophecy”
Mark 12:35-37 “in a snailshell”
Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, “How do the scribes claim that the Messiah is the son of David?

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Trinity Sunday

“Glory Be Doxology”
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang
Andrei Rublev, Icon of the Trinity (15th century)

I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.

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The Splendor of Christ

“The Splendor of Christ”
Liturgy of the Hours, Easter Octave, Morning Prayer Antiphon 1
Friday within the Octave of Easter
©️2021 by 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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Come and See

“Come and See”
Monday within the Octave of Easter
Liturgy of the Hours, Easter Octave, Vespers Antiphon 2
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And

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The Sealed and Empty Tomb

“The Sealed and Empty Tomb”
Easter Sunday
A reflection on Matthew 28:1-6 and John 20:19-20
©️2023 by Gloria M. Chang

Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre. And

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Lent, Day 9

“Lent, Day 9”
Psalm 130:6-7 from the Responsorial Psalm
Friday of the First Week of Lent
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang


“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”

Lamentations 3:24 (RSV)

My soul waits for the Lord 
more than sentinels wait for the dawn. 

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Like Incense

“Like Incense”
A reflection on Mark 7:1-13, Psalm 141:2
Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
©2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Now when the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. (For

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