This is the Day

“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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Praying With the Son

“Praying With the Son”
A reflection on Luke 11:1-4 and Romans 8:14-17
Wednesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”

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Jonah and Jesus

“Jonah and Jesus”
Matthew 12:38-42 in a tercet
Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” He said to them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

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I Am the Resurrection

“All Souls’ Day Benedictus” (16 panels)
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang

The Benedictus antiphon, “I am the Resurrection, I am the Life; to believe in me means life, in spite of death, and all who believe and live in me shall never die,” is taken from the Liturgy of the Hours for All Souls’ Day.… Read the rest

Two by Two

“Two by two”
Mark 6:7-13 in a quatrain
Sunday of the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

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Why Are You Terrified?

“Why Are You Terrified?”
Inspired by Mark 4:35-41
Sunday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was.

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Seeds of the Kingdom

“Seeds of the Kingdom” (3 panels)
A reflection on Mark 4:26-29 
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how.

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