The Incarnation and three metaphysical paradoxes A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for July 5, 2026. Detail from "The Entry into Jerusalem" (L'entrata in Gerusalemme, 1305) by Giotto. (Image: Wiki Art) Readings: • Zech 9:9-10 • Psa 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 • Rom 8:9, 11-13 • Matt 11:25-30 The literary critic Hugh Kenner, in Paradox in Chesterton (Sheed & Ward, 1947), distinguished between two types of paradox.