
Responsorial Psalm 87:3
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang
I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Journey to Wholeness

I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.

But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Experience liberating restโ”the Sabbath was made for man,” not to enslave, but to refresh body, soul, and spirit.… Read the rest

What if a Syrian warrior’s greatest treasure wasn’t gold or glory, but two humble mule-loads of earth from Israelโs riverbank?… Read the rest

… Read the restThe kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

… Read the restAt that time Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

… Read the restJesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.

… Read the restAmen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.โ So the Jews said to him, โNow we are sure that you are possessed.

Ash Wednesday begins with the sober remembrance of our expulsion from the Garden of Eden. โFor you are dust, and to dust you shall return,โ the Lord God pronounced after Adamโs transgression (Genesis 3:19).… Read the rest