Taste and See

A snail and a Lenten rose speak Psalm 34:8(9): "Taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the one who takes refuge in him."
โ€œTaste and Seeโ€
Psalm 34:8 (9) from the Responsorial Psalm
Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.

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Lord, to Whom Shall We Go?

โ€œLord, to Whom Shall We Go?โ€
John 6:68
Saturday of the Third Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Simon Peter said in reply, โ€œYou are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.โ€

Matthew 16:16

Lord, to whom shall we go?

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Lent, Day 11

Spirit and Life, Lent Day 11, Shalom Snail
โ€œLent, Day 11โ€
Gospel Acclamation from John 6:63c, 68c
Monday of the Second Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus
from the law of sin and death.

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The Jar of Flour Shall Not Go Empty

โ€œThe Jar of Flour Shall Not Go Emptyโ€
1 Kings 17:10-16 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

In those days, Elijah the prophet went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the entrance of the city, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called out to her, โ€œPlease bring me a small cupful of water to drink.โ€

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Bread of the Trinity

โ€œBread of the Trinityโ€
A reflection on John 6:60-69
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

Then many of his disciples who were listening said, โ€œThis saying is hard; who can accept it?โ€ Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, โ€œDoes this shock you?

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Does This Shock You?

โ€œDoes This Shock You?โ€
A reflection on John 6:60-69
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Then many of his disciples who were listening said, โ€œThis saying is hard; who can accept it?โ€ Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, โ€œDoes this shock you?

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Christ Breaks the Food Chain

โ€œChrist Breaks the Food Chainโ€
A reflection on John 6:51-58
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to the crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”

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Abba, Draw Us to Your Son

โ€œAbba, Draw Us to Your Sonโ€
John 6:41-51 in a prayer
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The Jews murmured about him because he said, โ€œI am the bread that came down from heaven,โ€ and they said, โ€œIs this not Jesus, the son of Joseph?

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I AM the Bread of Life

โ€œI AM the Bread of Life (2 panels)โ€
John 6:35

Sunday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

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God So Loved the World

โ€œGod So Loved the Worldโ€
Gospel Acclamation from John 3:16
Third Sunday of Lent (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œFor this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.โ€

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