Lent, Day 36

A snail and a red zinnia speak the Communion Antiphon from Romans 8:32: "God did not spare his own Son, but handed him over for us all."
โ€œLent, Day 36โ€
Communion Antiphon from Romans 8:32
Tuesday of Holy Week
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The angel of the LORD said to Abraham, โ€œDo not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.โ€

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Lent, Day 28

โ€œLent, Day 28โ€
Communion Antiphon abridged from 1 Peter 1:18-19
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

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Beeline to God

โ€œBeeline to Godโ€
A reflection on prayer and John 15:5
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Heart to Heart

In prayer, we have a direct beeline to God. May we abide in his love, bearing fruit.

โ€œI am the vine, you are the branches.

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Nineveh’s Turning

โ€œNinevehโ€™s Turningโ€
A reflection on Jonah 3:1-10
Sunday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ2024 Gloria M. Chang

The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you. So

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