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Pennies for Paradise

Photo of snail and mums with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Pennies for Paradise."
“Pennies for Paradise”
A reflection on Luke 21:1-4
Monday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2024 Gloria M. Chang

With humble “pennies for paradise,” a widow’s faith ignites the eternal treasury of heaven’s boundless grace.

When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.

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The Widow’s Mite

“The Widow’s Mite”
Mark 12:38-44 “in a snailshell”
“Threefold” refers to the Trinity
Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

In the course of his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.

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Authentic Personhood

Widow’s Mite: 6th century image

9th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday

In the course of his teaching Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.

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