Name: Declaring Christ ~ Trust in God (Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time) by Blessed Meditations
Duration: 25 min 25 s
Description: June 25, 2023. Gospel Passage: Matthew 10:26-33. Also Colossians 1:24. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit; "Brown and White Birds on Black Metal Fence" by Patrice Bouchard on Unsplash.

June 16, 2023. Gospel Passage: Matthew 11:29. Quoting from "Christ is Passing By" Point 183 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/christ_is_passing_by-point-183 and from “Devotion to the Sacred Heart” chapter in “Glories of the Precious Blood” by Rev. Max F. Walz, C.PP.S. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Sacred Heart of Jesus" by Jen Norton. Used with Permission.

Trust in God Through His Sacred Heart

June 20, 2023. Gospel Passages: Matthew 11:25-30 (Solemnity of the Sacred Heart) and John 3:16. Quoting Deuteronomy 7:6-11; Ephesians 3:17-19; Psalm 95:7 and St. Josemaría Escrivá in “The Way” Point 288 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-288.htm Image: "Sacred Heart" by Andy Schmalen. (Pixels)

Reviewing Content ~ Devotion to the Sacred Heart

June 21, 2023. Gospel Passages: Luke 9:22-25, Matthew 6:1-18. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ Carrying the Cross" by Circle of Giovanni Bellini in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. (Wikimedia Commons)

Becoming Disciples of Christ (Rebroadcast)

June 23, 2023. Gospel Passage: Mark 12: 13-17. References on Marta Obregón in https://opusdei.org/es-es/article/quien-fue-marta-obregon-beata-ejemplo-iglesia and https://neocatechumenaleiter.org/en/a-new-step-in-the-roman-phase-of-the-beatification-cause-of-marta-obregon/ Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: “The Tribute Money" by Peter Paul Rubens in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. (Wikimedia Commons)

Priest's Note: 'Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay, yes or no?' Seeing through their hypocrisy he said to them, 'Why do you set this trap for me? Hand me a denarius and let me see it.' They handed him one and he said, ‘Whose head is this? Whose name?’ ‘Caesar’s’ they told him. Jesus said to them, ‘Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar – and to God what belongs to God.’ This reply took them completely by surprise. In response to this trap, set between the Pharisees and the Herodians, on the delicate question of taxes to Caesar, Jesus responds with this phrase: 'Hand me a denarius and let me see it.'

Hand Me a Denarius

June 22, 2023. Gospel Passages: Matthew 6:1-6, 7-15; Luke 15:11–32. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “Prodigal Son” by Wayne Pascale. Used with Permission.

Growing in Humility and Penance

June 25, 2023. Gospel Passage: Matthew 10:26-33. Also Colossians 1:24. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit; "Brown and White Birds on Black Metal Fence" by Patrice Bouchard on Unsplash.

Declaring Christ ~ Trust in God (Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

June 26, 2023. Quoting from "The Founder of Opus Dei: The Life of Josemaria Escrivá, Volume I: The Early Years." by Andres Vázquez de Prada. (Scepter, 2001) On the Feast Day of St. Josemaría Escrivá. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain Photo Credit: "Footprints in Snow" by eberhard grossgasteiger on Unsplash.

Becoming God's Footprints ~ On the Feast Day of St. Josemaría Escrivá

June 27, 2023. Gospel Passage: John 14:5-6. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Point 1 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-1.htm Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "The End of the Tunnel" by Stéphane Fellay on Unsplash.

Becoming Trailblazers

June 28, 2023. Scriptural Passages: Luke 18:9-14; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Luke 23:39-43; Psalm 115:1; Psalm 51; John 15:5; Luke 1:46-55. Also quoting from “City of God” by St. Augustine and “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't” by Jim Collins. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest from "Meditations in Manhattan" on Spotify. Image: "De Farizeeër en de tollenaar" (The Pharisee and the Publican) (cropped) by Barent Fabritius in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (Wikimedia Commons)

Notes on the Painting: In the middle, the Pharisee kneels before the altar; on the left the proud Pharisee leaves the temple with a devil. On the right, the tax collector leaves the temple with an angel. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/collectie/SK-A-2959

Priest's Notes: If we want to climb very high in our love of God and professional ambitions, we must have a deep foundation in humility. Humility opposes pride, which is the root of sin and complicates our lives; it helps us understand others, accept difficulties as opportunities to grow, and forget ourselves for the sake of God and others.

Humility

Humility: The Foundation of Greatness (Rebroadcast)

July 1, 2023. Gospel Passages: Matthew 8:14-17 (Luke 4:38-39); Luke 7:36-50. Also quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Forge" #835 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_forge-point-835.htm and #92 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_forge-point-92.htm and "The Way" #831 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-831.htm Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ Healing Peter Simon's Wife" by John Bridges in the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama. (Wikimedia Commons)

Jesus in Simon Peter’s House (Rebroadcast)

July 3, 2023. Gospel Passages: John 20:24; John 11:16; Matthew 16:13-19; John 14:3-6; John 20:25-28. Quoting from "The Way" Point 382 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-382.htm Meditation with Fr. John Agnew, guest priest from "Meditations in Manhattan" on Spotify. Image: "The Elevation of the Cross" (detail of central panel) by Peter Paul Rubens in the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp. (Wikimedia Commons)

"Let Us Go With Christ" (John 11:16) ~ The Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle

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Declaring Christ ~ Trust in God (Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

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