The Lamb and the Dove

Photo of snail and tulip speaking the couplet about the Lamb and the Dove.
โ€œThe Lamb and the Doveโ€
A reflection on John 1:29-34
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Discover the profound union of the Lamb and the Dove in Christ’s revelation as Son of God.

The next day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

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The Bridegroom and His Guests

Photo of snail amid cleome hassleriana with the Shalom Snail couplet printed.
โ€œThe Bridegroom and His Guestsโ€
Luke 5:33-39 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Friday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

And they said to him, โ€œThe disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink.โ€

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Divine Winebibbers

A snail on a red rose reflect on Acts 2:1-13: "Mighty wind whispers / Mysteries in mystic tongue / Divine winebibbers".
โ€œDivine Winebibbersโ€
A reflection on Acts 2:1-13
Pentecost Sunday
ยฉ๏ธ2025 Gloria M. Chang

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then

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The Wedding at Cana

Wedding Feast at Cana, Shalom Snail, mystic wine
โ€œThe Wedding at Canaโ€ John 2:1-11 โ€œin a snailshellโ€ Sunday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time (Year C) ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus

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Christ Breaks the Food Chain

โ€œChrist Breaks the Food Chainโ€
A reflection on John 6:51-58
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to the crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”

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Wine for the Wedding Feast

โ€œWine for the Wedding Feastโ€
A reflection on John 2:1-11
ยฉ๏ธ2023 by Gloria M. Chang

On the third day there was a weddingย in Canaย in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.ย Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.ย 

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