Martha and Mary

“Martha and Mary”
Luke 10:38-42 “in a snailshell”
Tuesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.

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Lord, Open Our Eyes

“Lord, Open Our Eyes”
A reflection on Luke 10:13-16
Friday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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Mercy is Universal

“Mercy is Universal”
A reflection on Luke 10:25-37
Monday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Treading on Serpents

“Treading on Serpents”
A reflection on Luke 10:17-20; Genesis 3:15; Romans 8:16-17
Saturday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Christ Bestows Power “to Tread Upon Serpents”

The seventy[-two] returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.”

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