August 25, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36. Meditation with Fr. John Grieco, guest priest from "Come Away By Yourselves" on Spotify. Image: “The Last Judgment” by Maerten de Vos in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla, Spain. (Wikimedia Commons)

"Jesus tells us to pray to have the strength 'to stand before the Son of Man.' When we die we will be judged by God.  This is a hard truth but also a truth that saves us.  If we ask God for the courage to see ourselves as we really are now, we will be prepared for our death and God's judgment.  Reliance on God's grace, fostering sincerity with ourselves and others, living charity, and regularly examining our conscience are all ways to avoid self-deception and to prepare for our definitive meeting with God."

Come Away By Yourselves

Savage Sincerity: "The Strength to Stand Before the Son of Man"

August 28, 2022. Gospel Passages: Luke 14:1,7-14; John 2:1-12; Luke 10:38-42; Matthew 26:17–29; Mark 16:15. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Le nozze di Cana" (The Wedding at Cana) by Michael Damaskenos in the Museo Correr, Venice. (Wikimedia Commons)

Banquet of Love and Judgment (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time)

August 31, 2022. Gospel Passages: Luke 4:38-39; Luke 7:36-50. Also quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Forge" #835 and #92 and "The Way" #831. Rebroadcast from Sept. 1, 2021. 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)

September 2, 2022. Gospel Passages: Matthew 25:1-13; Matthew 24:42-51. Also quoting Romans 13:11-14; Psalm 104:30; Psalm 18:1-3; St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" #732; St. Therese of Lisieux in "Letters of Soeur Thérèse the Little Flower of Jesus" of October 20, 1888 in https://mycatholic.life/books/story-soul-saint-therese-lisieux/letters-soeur-therese-little-flower-jesus/ 
Photo Credit: "Silhouette of person standing on a rock" by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash.

Fr. Grieco: "Jesus continually calls us to an alert vigilance.  He does this to make us aware of the great opportunities of love and service that fill our ordinary lives.  At the beginning of a new school year, it is good to foster an eager alertness in our souls, an excitement for the work that lies ahead of us.  If we find ourselves dull and without energy, we can start by asking Jesus for more strength, more enthusiasm.  If our lethargy persists, we can pray and practice a greater love of interior struggle as an opportunity to love heroically."

"Stay Awake!" ~ Christian Alertness

September 4, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 14:25-33. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Road to Emmaus" by Duccio di Buoninsegna in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, copied by Nicolas Lokhoff. (Wikimedia Commons)

Learning How to Hate (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time)

September 5, 2022. Gospel Passages: Luke 5:16, 6:12; Matthew 26:39-44. Also quoting from "The Practice of the Presence of God" by Brother Lawrence; the Catechism of the Catholic Church #2697 in https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P9J.HTM and from "The Soul of the Apostolate" by Jean-Baptiste Chautard. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Photo Credit: "Holding Hands"  by Jon Tyson on Unsplash. Music: Carlos Gardel, "Soledad" arranged for guitar by Bert Alink.

How Can I Be Recollected In Prayer?

September 6, 2022. Gospel Passages: John 6:1-15, 9:6; Luke 1:38. Also quoting 1 Samuel 3:5. Quoting from "Friends of God" Point 262 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/friends_of_god-point-262.htm, "The Way" Point 755 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-755.htm and "Forge" Point 507 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_forge-point-507.htm by St. Josemaría Escrivá. ﻿Also quoting St. John Henry Newman in https://stjohnnewman.org/prayers-1 and "Boy's 1990 Cure Called a Miracle" (April 2005) http://banderasnews.com/0504/nr-boyscure.htm Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish" by Ambrosius Francken I in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium. (Wikimedia Commons)

Instruments of God

September 12, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 6:39-42 (Friday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time). Also quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" #602 and "Friends of God" Chapter #6 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/friends_of_god-chapter-6.htm
References: The Litany of Humility attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val (1865-1930) as seen in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litany_of_humility and The Litany of Social Media by Brendan Gotta in https://www.gottabesaints.com/post/litany-of-social-media
Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "Artist in His Studio" by Rembrandt in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Wikimedia Commons) Music: Recordações do passado (Souvenirs from the Past) a Valsa for piano (1885) by Ernesto Nazareth arranged by Bert Alink. Not monetized.

Do I Know Myself?

September 16, 2022. Gospel Passages: Luke 8:1-3; John 21:1-6; Luke 24:13–27; John 3:27-30; Luke 2:41-51. Also quoting from "Friends of God" #223 and "Furrow" #701 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/friends_of_god-point-253.htm and https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/furrow-point-701.htm
Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Followers of Jesus"  by Dan Burr. Used with Permission.

Hiding and Disappearing (Rebroadcast)

September 19, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 14:25-27. Quoting from "The Way" #42 by by St. Josemaría Escrivá. Meditation with Fr. Oskari Juurikkala, guest priest from Finland in "Time for Jesus" on Spotify. Photo Credit: "Unfinished Latin church dedicated to St. Mammes of Caesarea in the deserted village of Agios Sozomenos, Cyprus" by dimitrisvetsikas1969. (Wikimedia Commons)

Finish It Off!

September 22, 2022. Gospel Passage: John 4:4–26. Meditation with Fr. Thomas Bohlin, guest priest from “Meditations in  Manhattan” on Spotify. Image: "Christus und die Samariterin am Brunnen" (Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well) by Angelika Kauffmann at the Neue Pinakothek, Munich. (Wikimedia Commons)

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