Come and See

Two snails and a cave speak the Easter Vespers Antiphon: "Come and see the place where the Lord was buried. Alleluia!"
โ€œCome and Seeโ€
Monday within the Octave of Easter
Liturgy of the Hours, Easter Octave, Vespers Antiphon 2
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Come and see the empty tombโ€”He is risen! Alleluia!

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And

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The Sealed and Empty Tomb

Photo of snail and daffodils with text overlay of the couplet, "The Sealed and Empty Tomb."
โ€œThe Sealed and Empty Tombโ€
Easter Sunday
A reflection on Matthew 28:1-6 and John 20:19-20
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

The sealed and empty tomb proclaims: Christ rose intact, preserving seals as from the Virgin’s womb.

Matthew 28:1-6 (RSV)

Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre.ย … Read the rest

Easter Sprouts

โ€œEaster Sproutsโ€
A reflection on John 12:24
Easter Sunday
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

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Holy Women

Icon of the Holy Myrrhbearers

24th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)

1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 8:1-3

Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herodโ€™s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.Read the rest