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The Parable of the Ten Virgins

“The Parable of the Ten Virgins”
A reflection on Matthew 25:1-13 and Song of Solomon 5:2
Friday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

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Matthew 25:1-13

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.… Read the rest

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The Divine Thief

Photo of a snail on a hydrangea leaf with text overlay of the reflection on Matthew 24:42-44: "Awake! Christ will come like a thief in the night. / Be prepared with hearts merciful and contrite."
“The Divine Thief”

A reflection on Matthew 24:42-44 and Isaiah 57:15
Thursday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang
Matthew 24:42-44

Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into.… Read the rest

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No Procrastination

Photo of snail and purple top vervain with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "No Procrastination."
“No Procrastination”
A reflection on Luke 21:34-36
Saturday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

No procrastination: Jesus warns us to stay awake and vigilant today—not tomorrow.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.

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Serving From a Full Heart

Photo of snail and obedient plant speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Serving from a Full Heart."
“Serving from a Full Heart”
A reflection on Luke 17:7-10
Tuesday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

How can serving from a full heart transform our obedience into a joyful union with God’s divine love?

“Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would

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Sleepless Sentinels

Photo of snail and weeping Japanese pagoda with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Sleepless Sentinels."
“Sleepless Sentinels”
Luke 12:35-38 “in a snailshell”
Tuesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Are you ready to stand as sleepless sentinels, vigilant for the Master’s return?

“Gird your loins and light your lampsand be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.

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A Feast for Watchful Servants

A photo of a snail and spiraea japonica speaking the couplet, "A Feast for Watchful Servants."
“A Feast for Watchful Servants”
A reflection on Luke 12:35-38
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

“Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.

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