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Lent, Day 7

Jonah and Jesus, Lent Day 7, Shalom Snail
“Lent, Day 7”
Matthew 12:38-42
Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat Antiphon
Wednesday of the First Week of Lent
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.”He

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Perfect Gift From Above

“Perfect Gift From Above”
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
©️2024 Gloria M. Chang

Readings (Year B):

Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8
Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5
James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Ten Commandments, Oren neu dag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Our Forsaken Lord

“Our Forsaken Lord”
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (Year B)
©️2024 Gloria M. Chang

Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. And

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Redeemed Treasures

“Redeemed Treasures”
A reflection on Luke 15:8-10
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
©️2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Precious to God

Black sheep exist in every society. By dining with tax collectors and sinners, Jesus made them precious and lovable in God’s eyes.… Read the rest

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Christ, the Living Stone

Ten Commandments, licensed by Oren neu dag under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Third Week of Lent, Wednesday

Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; Matthew 5:17-19

Now therefore, Israel, hear the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

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