November 26, 2022. Scriptural Passages: Luke 10:17-20; 1 Corinthians 2:9. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Jesus Preaching in the Synagogue" in the Synagogue Church, Nazareth in Catholic Magazine.

Our Names Written in Heaven

On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:26-38. Quoting St. Anselm's sermon from the Second Reading in the December 8 Divine Office in https://divineoffice.org/1208-or/?date=20221208 Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "La Inmaculada Concepción de los Venerables" (The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. (Wikimedia Commons)

Becoming Tabernacles Like Mary ~ On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

December 10, 2022. Gospel Passage: Matthew 17:9a, 10-13; Luke 1:13-17, 5-10. Also quoting from Malachi 4:5-6; 2 Corinthians 3:5; Galatians 4:4-7; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest, recorded at Lyncroft Centre, Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "The Preaching of St John the Baptist" by Giovanni Battista Gaulli in the Louvre Museum, Paris. (Wikimedia Commons)Music: Amores de Estudiante by Carlos Gardel, arranged for guitar by Bert Alink, 2018.
Priest's Note: "John the Baptist came to prepare the way for the Lord. It meant to create a favourable environment, a place that made easy to operate your life."

How To Prepare The Way For The Lord

December 17, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 2:4-6. Quoting from "Apostolic Letter to All Consecrated People on the Occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life" the By Pope Francis dated November 21, 2014 in https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco_lettera-ap_20141121_lettera-consacrati.html Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Saint Joseph Seeks a Lodging in Bethlehem" by James Tissot in the Brooklyn Museum (Wikimedia Commons)

"O" Antiphon, December 17: O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High (Sirach 24:3), reaching from one end to the other, mightily and sweetly ordering all things (Wisdom 8:1). Come, and teach us the way of prudence (Isaiah 40:14).

December 17: Gratitude. Mary, Mother of Divine Grace, pray for us. (Rebroadcast)

December 28, 2022. Gospel Passages: Matthew 2:13-18: Matthew 5:45; 1 John 1:5-7. Quoting St. Quodvultdeus on the Holy Innocents. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “The Massacre of the Innocents” by François-Joseph Navez. Private collection. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Holy Innocents (December 28) (Rebroadcast)

December 30, 2022, Feast of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Gospel Passages: Luke 2:21; Luke 2:22-40 (2020); Luke 2:41-52 (2021); Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 (2022). Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Holy Family and The Holy Trinity" by Gregorio Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos in the Colonial Art Museum, Bogotá. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Holy Family's Simplicity, Sincerity, and Sacrifice

January 2, 2023. Gospel Passages: Matthew 16:26; Mark 7:37; John 19:25-29. Also quoting from Galatians 6:9-10 and St. Josemaría Escrivá's books "Christ is Passing By" Point 76 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/christ_is_passing_by-point-76.htm and "The Way" Point 7 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-7.htm Reference: "New Year, New Struggle" from "The Founder of Opus Dei, Volume 3" by Andres Vazquez de Prada in https://opusdei.org/en-ph/article/new-year-new-struggle-2/ and an Excerpt from the the article “Faithfulness and Happiness,” published in L’Osservatore Romano, Rome (August 18, 2011) in https://stjosemaria.org/seek-find-love/ Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest from "Meditations in Manhattan" on Spotify. Image: "La Solemnidad de la Sagrada Familia" (The Feast of the Holy Family) (detail) by Raul Berzosa in the Iglesia de Santa María Reina de la Familia, Guatemala. (Used with Permission.)

Priest's Note: "We are beginning a new year. At this time, the Church invites us to celebrate the solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. In the presence of God, and of Mary, we now look at how was our past year. As I formulate my new year’s resolutions, there is one thing that only I can do, and nobody else can give it to God: my love for God.  This year, let me follow Mary’s example in loving God with all my heart."

A New Year with Jesus and Mary

January 6, 2023. Gospel Passage: John 1:29-34. Also 1 Corinthians 3:16; Romans 8:9, 11, 14; Romans 5:5. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Point 57 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-57.htm and St. John of the Cross's "The Sayings of Light and Love" Point 121 in https://www.scribd.com/document/517104606/The-Collected-Works-of-St-John-of-the-Cross Also quoting from "About the Holy Spirit" by Francisca Javiera del Valle in https://scepterpublishers.org/products/about-the-holy-spirit
Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “Baptism of Christ” by Paul Oman © 2022 Drawn to the Word/Paul Oman Fine Art. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission.

Listen to the Holy Spirit

January 10, 2023. Gospel Passages: Mark 1:21-28; John 21:17. Also from Psalm 19:1; Psalm 139; and The Jesus Prayer. Also quoting from "The Virtues of Holiness: The Basics of Spiritual Struggle" (and citing quotations from St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila and St. Augustine) by Juan Luis Lorda and from St. Josemaría Escrivá's "Passionately Loving the World" Point 114 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/conversations-point-114.htm Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Possessed Man in the Synagogue" (Le possédé dans la Synagogue) by James Tissot in the Brooklyn Museum, New York. (Wikimedia Commons)

In Ordinary Time...In God's Presence (Rebroadcast)

January 15, 2023. Gospel Passage: Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14. Quoting from 1 Corinthians 14:20, John 3:1-5, St. Leo the Great's Homily on the Epiphany, "Christ Loves Childhood" in https://www.vatican.va/spirit/documents/spirit_20000804_leone-magno_en.html and from St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Points 856 and 900 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-856.htm and https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-900.htm  Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Jesus Christ with the Children" by Carl Bloch in The Museum of National History, Hillerød. (Wikimedia Commons)

Becoming Great Like Children ~ On the Feast of the Santo Niño

January 21, 2023. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:20-21; Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 11:2-25; John 4:1-36, 4:34-37. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "A Misa Despues de la Procesión de Corpus Christi" (Mass after the Corpus Christi Procession) in Bolsena, Italy by Luis Ángel Espinosa. (Cathopic)

Unity with the Church (Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity, Day 4, Rebroadcast)

Uploaded by friends of Father Francis Ongkingco, with his guided meditations from the Philippines. We also have guest priests.

December 17: Gratitude. Mary, Mother of Divine Grace, pray for us. (Rebroadcast)

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