Whoever Has Ears to Hear Ought to Hear

Photo of snail and cherry speaking the couplet about the Parable of the Sower meaning.
โ€œWhoever has ears to hear ought to hearโ€
A reflection on Mark 4:1-20
Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
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What is the true meaning of the Parable of the Sower? Jesusโ€™ metaparable reveals that hearing the Word is not enoughโ€”only a pure, receptive heart bears abundant fruit.… Read the rest

Holy, Holy, Holy

Holy, Shalom Snail
โ€œHoly, Holy, Holyโ€
Sanctus in the Holy Mass from Isaiah 6:3
Sunday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (Year C)
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In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were

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Silent Music

Isaiah the Prophet, fresco in Hermitage near Studenica, c. 1618. Licensed by Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA-3.0-RS.

14th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)

In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple.

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