February 19, 2024. Gospel Passages: Matthew 5:1-12; 6:5-6. Also quoting from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Points 1716-1724 from vatican.va/content/catechism/en/part_three/section_one/chapter_one/article_2.index.html#part_three and “The Eight Doors of the Kingdom: Meditations on the Beatitudes” by Jacques Philippe. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Les Beatitudes" (The Beatitudes) by William Matar. Used with Permission from LebanonArt.

The Trinity and the Beatitudes

February 21, 2024. Gospel Passage: Matthew 16:24-26. Meditation with Fr. Oskari Juurikkala, guest priest from Finland in "Time for Jesus" on Spotify. Image: "El alma cristiana acepta su cruz" (The Christian Soul Accepts The Cross) by Anónimo frances [Unknown French Artist] in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Saying Yes to God and Others—Lent Has Begun

February 28, 2024. Gospel Passages: Matthew 16:24-26; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 27:40. Also quoting Galatians 5:16-23, Colossians 1:24, Romans 8:12-14. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest from New York. Image: "The Crucifixion" by Pieter Lastman in the Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam. (Art and the Bible)

A Time Of Penance

March 5, 2024. Gospel Passages:Matthew 18:21-35; John 14:6. Also quoting Isaiah 43:7. 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Ephesians 1:4-8; Philippians 2:7, and "The Way" Point 181 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/181. Meditation with Fr. Oskari Juurikkala, guest priest from Finland in "Time for Jesus" on Spotify. "Image: ""The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant"" by Claude Vignon in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. (Wikimedia Commons)"

The Way of Holiness is Jesus Christ (Rebroadcast)

April 3, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 24:13-35. Quoting from Genesis 3:9-10 and Pope Benedict's Homily on April 6, 2008 in www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/angelus/2008/documents/hf_ben-xvi_reg_20080406.html and excerpt from Fr. Rainiero Cantalamessa, OFM CAP on "The Fire of Christ's Love: Meditations on the Cross" (Word Among Us Press, 2013) in https://wau.org/resources/article/lenten_meditations_on_christs_love_for_us. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Emmaus" by Michael Torevell. Used with Permission.

Escaping Emmaus (Rebroadcast)

April 5, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 20:19; Mark 14:50; John 13:37; Matthew 28:6; John 14:1,27. Prayer from the Regina Coeli, Resurrexit sicut dixit, Alleluia! Quoting from the General Audience of Pope Francis, Nov. 11, 2020 in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20201111_udienza-generale.html. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest from Murray Hill, New York. Image: "Мир вам! Явление Христа апостолам" (Peace Be With You! The Appearance of Christ to the Apostles) by Andrei Mironov. (Wikimedia Commons)

Christ Brings Peace to Our Troubled Life

April 7, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 20:19-28; Luke 6:36; Luke 2:34-35. Quoting from "The Holy Rosary"-First Glorious Mystery by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/santo-rosario/11, the Origin of Divine Mercy Sunday in www.usccb.org/prolife/divine-mercy-sunday#origin, and the "Diary of St. Faustina: Divine Mercy In My Soul" in saint-faustina.com/wp/?page_id=85. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Divina Misericordia" (Divine Mercy) (detail) by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, Vilnius, Lithuania. (Wikimedia Commons)

Divine Mercy Sunday (Second Sunday of Easter)

April 10, 2024. Gospel Passages: Matthew 9:35-38. John 6:44; John 12:32. Also quoting from “The Way” by St. Josemaría Escrivá, Points 475, 484, and 940 in escriva.org/en/camino/475, escriva.org/en/camino/484, and escriva.org/en/camino/940; and from “Friends of God” Point 165 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/165, Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Grain Harvesting in Xizhou County" by Ariana Lindquist for Bloomberg. (Wikimedia Commons)

Unity of Life: Apostles of Christ

April 20, 2024. Scriptural Passage: Genesis 2:1-3. Quoting from "Dies Domini" (The Lord's Day), Point 4, Apostolic Exhortation of John Paul II, May 3, 1998 in www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1998/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_05071998_dies-domini.html. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "La Méridienne" (The Siesta, after Millet) by Vincent Van Gogh in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. (Wikimedia Commons)

Work and Rest in God (Rebroadcast)

April 21, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 10:12-18; Luke 10:25-37; Luke 24:13-35. Also quoting from Psalm 23:1-8; Psalm 2; Genesis 3:9-10; 1 John 3:1-2; and St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Point 760 in escriva.org/en/camino/760. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Good Shepherd (Ο ΚΑΛΟΣ ΠΟΙΜΗΝ)" posted by Benedicamusdomino Blog and Christian Art Icons. Used with Permission.

How the Shepherd Burns Our Hearts (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

April 27 2024. Gospel Passages: John 20:25-29; Luke 15:1-7. Quoting from "The Hidden Power of Kindness" by Lawrence G. Lovesik. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Christ Appears to Disciples" from the Media Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

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