March 24, 2024. Gospel Pasages: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18; Matthew 7:13; Luke 23:34. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “The Entry into Jerusalem” (detail) by William Van Herp in the National Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm. (Wikimedia Commons)

Almsgiving of Forgiveness, Fasting of Forgetting (Palm Sunday)

March 28, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 13:1-15; Matthew 20:26-28; Matthew 25:35-40. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “In Humility” by Simon Dewey. Used with Permission from Altus Fine Art and the artist.

Bringing Christ Out Of Us

March 30, 2024. Holy Saturday.Gospel Passage: John 19:16-24, 33-34; Also quoting from Genesis 3:9,15. The Reflection of Bishop Melito of Sardis: bit.ly/HomilyforHolySaturday-BishopMelito-Sardis. Closing Prayer to Our Lady of Solitude: bit.ly/Prayer-to-OurLady-ofSolitude. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ in Limbo" by Fra Angelico at the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, Florence. (Wikimedia Commons)

Gregorian Chant Gaudete

A Meditative Commentary on "The Lord's Descent into the Underworld" (Rebroadcast)

March 31, 2024. Gospel Passages: Luke 24:13-20, 28-31; John 11:1-44; Luke 7:11-17. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “Road to Emmaus” by Greg Olsen. Used with Permission.

Hope and Security In Christ (Easter Sunday)

April 1, 2024. Gospel Passages: Luke 5:2-5; John 1:41,45; John 15:15. Quoting from the Pastoral Letters of Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz of Feb. 2017, Jan. 2018, and Nov. 1, 2019  in opusdei.org/en-ph/article/letter-of-the-prelate-14-february-2017, opusdei.org/en/article/letter-from-the-prelate-9-january-2018, and opusdei.org/en-ph/article/letter-from-the-prelate-1-november-2019. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Man harvesting rice in Don Det, Laos" by Basile Morin. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Apostolate

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 4, 2024. Gospel Passages: Luke 24:35-39, 40-48; John 4:1-26,; John 20:24-29. Quoting from Genesis 3:9, Psalm 23, and "Touched by God ~ The Way to Contemplative Prayer" by Luigi Gioia. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas" by Rembrandt in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Russia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Feelings and Our Interior Life (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 6, 2024. Gospel Passage: John 21:1-14. Also quoting Colossians 3:1-4 and from “The Forge” Point 889 in escriva.org/en/forja/889 and “Friends of God” Point 263 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/263 by St. Josemaría Escrivá. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “The Miraculous Draught of Fishes” (detail) by Jacopo Bassano in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. (Wikimedia Commons)

Finding Our Easter Egg—The Resurrection

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 9, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 3:8, 1 Corinthians 2:10, Luke 10:38-42, Matthew 6:21. Also quoting from 1 Samuel 3:7-11, Ecclesiastes 8:8. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Jesus and Nicodemus" by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Docility to the Holy Spirit (Rebroadcast)

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