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A Prophet for All Nations

Photo of snail and black-eyed susans speaking the reflection on Luke 4:16-30: "Israel’s prophets blessed Sidon and Syria. / Disturbing truth drove hearers to hysteria."
“A Prophet for All Nations”
Luke 4:16-30 “in a snailshell”
Monday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Luke 4:16-30

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

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Jesus in His Hometown

Photo of a snail among rhododendrons with text overlay of the couplet reflecting on Matthew 13:54-56: "Nazareans wondered ho Yeshua / Gained prophetic knowledge of the Torah."
“Jesus in His Hometown”
A reflection on Matthew 13:54-56
Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 13:54-58

He came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds?… Read the rest

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Nothing New in Nazareth

Nothing New in Nazareth, Shalom Snail
“Nothing New in Nazareth”
A reflection on Mark 6:1-6
Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©2023 Gloria M. Chang

In Nazareth, familiarity bred contempt—nothing new in Nazareth.

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

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The Rejection at Nazareth

“The Rejection at Nazareth”
A reflection on Mark 6:1-6 (Matthew 13:54-58)
Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year B)
©️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.

… Read the rest