Lent, Day 7

Jonah and Jesus, Lent Day 7, Shalom Snail
โ€œLent, Day 7โ€
Matthew 12:38-42
Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat Antiphon
Wednesday of the First Week of Lent
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Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, โ€œTeacher, we wish to see a sign from you.โ€He

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Nineveh’s Turning

โ€œNinevehโ€™s Turningโ€
A reflection on Jonah 3:1-10
Sunday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time (Year B)
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The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you. So

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Something Greater than Solomon and Jonah

King Solomon, Russian icon from the first quarter of the 18th century. (Iconostasis of Kizhi Monastery, Russia)

28th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)

Luke 11:29-32 

While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, โ€œThis generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.Read the rest