Lent, Day 32

A snail and a hyacinth shoot reflect on John 8:56-58 and recite this couplet: "The seed of Christ was seen by Abraham; Before Abraham came to. be, I AM."
โ€œLent, Day 32โ€
A reflection on John 8:56-58
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.โ€ So the Jews said to him, โ€œNow we are sure that you are possessed.

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With God All Things Are Possible

โ€œFor God All Things Are Possibleโ€
Mark 10:17-30 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

As Jesus was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, โ€œGood Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?โ€ And

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Pigs and the Resurrection

Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac

4th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year I)

Hebrews 11:32-40; Mark 5:1-20

What more shall I say? I have not time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, did what was righteous, obtained the promises; they closed the mouths of lions, put out raging fires, escaped the devouring sword; out of weakness they were made powerful, became strong in battle, and turned back foreign invaders.

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