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Lent, Day 37

A snail and a rosebush speak Isaiah 50:6: "I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who tore out my beard; My face I did not hide from insults and spitting."
“Lent, Day 37”
Isaiah 50:6 from the First Reading at Mass
Wednesday of Holy Week
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They

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Palm Sunday

A snail on a sorrowful rock speak Psalm 22:1: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
“Palm Sunday”
Responsorial Psalm from 22:1(2)
Palm Sunday
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Mark 15:34
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Two Miles With Christ

“Two Miles With Christ”
A reflection on Matthew 5:41; 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
©2023 by Gloria M. Chang

“Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.”

Matthew 5:41

Two Miles

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