Isaiah 61, Day 1

โ€œIsaiah 61, Day 1โ€ (2 panels)
Isaiah 61:1
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus proclaims the ultimate Jubilee: true freedom from sin’s chains, ushering in everlasting favor and beatitude.

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
release to the prisoners,

To announce a year of favor from the Lord
and a day of vindication by our God.

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Duel with the Devil

Duel with the Devil, Shalom Snail
โ€œDuel with the Devilโ€
A reflection on Luke 4:1-13
First Sunday of Lent (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2025 Gloria M. Chang

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil.

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Naaman’s Journey of Faith

Plaque of the Healing of Naaman the Syrian, Meuse River Valley, c. 1150 (British Museum)

Monday of the Third Week of Lent

Reading 1

Naaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, was highly esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had brought victory to Aram.

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Taming the Wild

โ€œTaming the Wildโ€
A reflection on Mark 1:12-13
First Sunday of Lent (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.

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Our Eternal Origin

Christ Pantocrator, 12th cent.

Thursday After Epiphany

1 John 4:19โ€”5:4; Luke 4:14-22a

โ€œโ€ฆwhoever is begotten by God conquers the world.โ€

1 John 5:4

The origin of the Son and all persons begotten by the Father in the Son transcends the world, time, history, politics, sociology, psychology, beginnings and ends.… Read the rest