Lent, Day 29

“Lent, Day 29”
Psalm 23:4 from the Responsorial Psalm
Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

“Let not your hearts be troubled;
believe in God, believe also in me.”

John 14:1

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for you are with me.

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Temptation of Christ

“Temptation of Christ”
A reflection on Matthew 4:1-11
First Sunday of Lent (Year A)
©️2023 by Gloria M. Chang

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.

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If You Can!

“If You Can!”
A reflection on Mark 9:23-24 and Luke 1:37
Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
©2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to him, “‘If you can!’ Everything is possible to one who has faith.” Then the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe, help my unbelief!”

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Heavenly Fisheries

“Heavenly Fisheries”
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
A reflection on Matthew 4:18-22
©2023 by Gloria M. Chang

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. 

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The Lord is My Rock

“The Lord is My Rock”
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 18:2(3), RSV

We can surrender all our cares to the Lord our rock, for he is in charge.… Read the rest