Let Us Love One Another in God

“Let Us Love One Another in God”
Mark 12:28-34 “in a snailshell”
Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well he had answered them, asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”

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Crushed Like Grapes

“Crushed Like Grapes”
A reflection on Mark 12:1-12
Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 by Gloria M. Chang

The Parable of the Tenants

He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press, and built a tower.

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Magnificat

“Magnificat”
Luke 1:46-47
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

The Canticle of Mary

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, 
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. … Read the rest

Your Grief Will Become Joy

“Your Grief Will Become Joy”
A reflection on John 16:20-22
Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter
©️2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When

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Lent, Day 37

“Lent, Day 37”
Isaiah 50:6 from the First Reading at Mass
Wednesday of Holy Week
©️2021 by 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!” 

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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

Jesus, who came to set people free, seemed to preach the opposite.… Read the rest