Stars and Saints

Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Fra Angelico, The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs

From eternity the Lord God designed humanity and the cosmos in his image, envisioning the constellation of saints bursting with Christic Light in the heavens. Formed from the dust of the earth, Adam evolves through the eons to completion in Jesus Christ, his descendant and Lordโ€”the Potterโ€™s masterpiece (Isaiah 64:8). … Read the rest

Martha and Mary

โ€œMartha and Maryโ€
Luke 10:38-42 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Tuesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.

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Jerusalem, Your Light Has Come

โ€œJerusalem, Your Light Has Comeโ€
Isaiah 60:1
From the Liturgy of the Hours, Epiphany, Morning Prayer, Antiphon 3
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Arise! Shine, for your light has come,
the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you.
Though darkness covers the earth,
and thick clouds, the peoples,
Upon you the Lord will dawn,
and over you his glory will be seen.

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Fingerprint of God

Christina DeMichele, Christ Enthroned in His Creation (Used with permission)

5th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year I)

Genesis 1:1-19; Mark 6:53-56

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earthโ€”and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters

Genesis 1:1-2

About the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea.

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