Touched by the Transfigured Christ

โ€œTouched by the Transfigured Christโ€
A reflection on Matthew 17:1-9
Second Sunday of Lent (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

In the blinding glory of the Transfigured Christ, Jesus touches us and whispers: “Rise, and do not be afraid.โ€

Gospel

Matthew 17:1-9

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.… Read the rest

Isaiah 61, Day 4

Photo of snail and yellow flowers speaking Isaiah 61:10 about the garments of salvation.
โ€œIsaiah 61, Day 4โ€
Isaiah 61:10b
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

Clothed in garments of salvation, we reclaim the radiant glory lost in Eden and shine as brides of Christ.

For he has clothed me with garments of salvation,
and wrapped me in a robe of justice

Isaiah 61:10b

Symbolic Garments

In the book of Revelation, the holy city, new Jerusalem, comes down out of heaven from God, โ€œprepared as a bride adorned for her husbandโ€ (Revelation 21:2).… Read the rest

The Last Adam

Last Adam, Shalom Snail
โ€œThe Last Adamโ€
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Sunday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Brothers and sisters:
It is written, โ€œThe first man, Adam,ย became a living being,โ€ the last Adam a life-giving spirit.ย 

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What Did God Say?

โ€œWhat Did God Sayโ€
A reflection on Mark 9:2-10
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.

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Anointed Feet

โ€œAnointed Feetโ€
A reflection on Matthew 9:16-17 and Isaiah 52:7
Saturday of the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œNo one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse.

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Jar of Light

โ€œJar of Lightโ€
A reflection on Mark 9:2-10
Second Sunday of Lent (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.

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Filled With God

โ€œFilled With Godโ€
A reflection on Romans 12:1-2
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do

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Transfigured in Light

โ€œTransfigured in Lightโ€
A reflection on Matthew 17:1-9 and Exodus 34:29
Solemnity of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

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