Isaiah 61, Day 3

Photo of snail and lantana speaking Isaiah 61:10, the Canticle of the Bride.
โ€œIsaiah 61, Day 3โ€
Isaiah 61:10a
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

I will rejoice heartily in the Lord,
my being exults in my God.

Isaiah 61:10a

Canticle of the Bride

Holy Mother Church, the new Jerusalem, rejoices as one Body and one Bride.… Read the rest

The Root of Jesse, Day 8

Photo of a snail and an insect speaking Isaiah 11:8 about the baby playing by the viper's den.
โ€œThe Root of Jesse, Day 8โ€
Isaiah 11:8
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

In the viperโ€™s den, perfect love reignsโ€”fear flees where Christ is victorious.

The baby shall play by the viperโ€™s den,
and the child lay his hand on the adderโ€™s lair.

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Mount Zion, Gate of Paradise

Rembrandt, Moses Smashing the Tables of the Law, 1659

4th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year I)

Hebrews 12:18-24; Mark 6:7-13

You have not approached that which could be touched and a blazing fire and gloomy darkness and storm and a trumpet blast and a voice speaking words such that those who heard begged that no message be further addressed to them, for they could not bear to hear the command: โ€œIf even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.โ€

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