Nothing New in Nazareth

Nothing New in Nazareth, Shalom Snail
โ€œNothing New in Nazarethโ€
A reflection on Mark 6:1-6
Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2023 Gloria M. Chang

In Nazareth, familiarity bred contemptโ€”nothing new in Nazareth.

Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples.

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A Prophet for All Nations

โ€œA Prophet for All Nationsโ€
Luke 4:16-30 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Monday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day.

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Jesus in His Hometown

Photo of a snail among rhododendrons with the Shalom Snail couplet beneath.
โ€œJesus in His Hometownโ€
A reflection on Matthew 13:54-56
Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

He came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, โ€œWhere did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds?

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The Rejection at Nazareth

โ€œThe Rejection at Nazarethโ€
A reflection on Mark 6:1-6 (Matthew 13:54-58)
Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

He departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished.

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