Three Words: Weight, Indifference, Strength
Via Crucis Meditations by Father Francis Ongkingco
Image: "Jesus Carrying the Cross" by Sebastiano del Piombo in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (Wikimedia Commons)

The Way of the Cross, Three Words: 2nd Station, Jesus Takes Up His Cross

Image: "The Holy Family with a Little Bird" by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo in the Museo del Prado

Feet on the Ground, Hearts in Heaven (Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco)

June 16, 2022. Gospel Passages: Matthew 5:48; Matthew 11:29; Matthew 13:45-46; Matthew 26:39. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Quoting from "Friends of God" Point #6 by St. Josemaría Escrivá. Quoting also St. Cyprian: “Prefer nothing whatever to Christ, because He did not prefer anything to us." St. Athanasius: "God became man, so that man might become God." St. Thomas Aquinas: “For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Point #460)

Image: "Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane" (The Agony in the Garden) by Gerard van Honthorst in Netherlands Institute for Art History, The Hague. (Wikimedia Commons)

Thy Will Be Done

February 24, 2023. Gospel Passage: Matthew 3:2. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Points 755 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-755.htm and 999 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-999.htm Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Crucifix erected in an alleyway next to St. Patrick's Church, Belfast" by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash.

Repentance and Conversion (Rebroadcast)

February 28, 2023. Gospel Passages: John 20:24-29. Also quoting "The Way" Point 555 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-555.htm and 2 Corinthians 12:9. Reference: "Rooting Out Hidden Faults: How the Particular Examen Conquers Sin" by James F. McElhone, CSC. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas" by Guercino in the National Gallery, UK. (Wikimedia Commons)

"Christ's Sacred Wounds" (New Series for Lent) ~  Introduction

Pastoral Letter on Fraternity (16 Feb 2023)

March 18, 2023. Gospel Passages: Matthew 26:30-35, 69-75; Mark 10:17-31. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way of the Cross" 4th Station in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way_of_the_cross-point-4.htm Meditation with Fr. Gavan Jennings, guest priest from the St. Josemaria Institute. Image: "Gesù Incontra La Madre" (Jesus Meets His Mother) by Silvano Vecchiato in http://www.silvanovecchiato.com

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

Sorrow and Contrition ~ Hand in Hand with Mary

April 16, 2023. Second Sunday of Easter. Gospel Passages: John 20:19-31; Luke 15:11-32. Quoting from "Seven Secrets of Confession" by Vinny Flyn Image: "Still Doubting" by  John Granville Gregory in the Bangor Cathedral, Wales. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain.

Plunging Into God's Mercy ~ Divine Mercy Sunday

April 25, 2023. Gospel Passages: John 6:53-69; John 3:35; Luke 11:2-4; Matthew 9:29. Also Hebrews 13:8; Romans 6:3-5; Colossians 1:24. Quoting from "God Is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life" by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). Meditation with Fr. John Grieco, guest priest from "Come Away By Yourselves" on Spotify. Photo Credit: Momento de la Elevacion" (Moment of Consecration) by Gabriel Manjarres in Cathopic.

Priest's Notes: "He who eats this bread will live forever."  "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him."  In the Bread of Life Discourse, Jesus makes wonderful claims about Eucharistic Communion.  In Communion, we share in Jesus' resurrection and are intimately united with him.  This should change the way we think about Jesus.  He is not a merely figure from the past or a distant model to imitate, he is a spiritual force in our lives, a person who is always present with a mind, a will, power, and initiatives.  Faith unlocks Jesus' life in our lives, his activity in our activities."

Come Away By Yourselves

The Bread of Life: Jesus Abiding in You

August 2, 2023. Gospel Passages: Matthew 13:44-46; Matthew 13:31-33; John 7:38; John 17:3; Luke 17:21; Also quoting 1 John 3:14; 1 John 5:13; Philippians 2:5-11; Philippians 3:8. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 286 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-286.htm For further reading, see Address to the General Audience by Pope Benedict XVi, June 27, 2012 in https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2012/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20120627.html  Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain Image: “The Pearl of Great Price” by Eugène Burnand in the Eugène Burnand Museum, Moudon.

Grace ~ Our Only Treasure (Rebroadcast)

September 27, 2023. Gospel Passages: Luke 7:36–38; Matthew 9:20-22; Matthew 16:24 (Luke 9:23). Also quoting Psalm 121:8 and from "The Forge" point 485 and "Furrow" point 672 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_forge-point-485.htm and https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/furrow-point-672.htm Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Las Meninas" by Diego Rodríguez Velázquez in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. (Wikimedia Commons)

In the Foreground, In the Background (Rebroadcast)

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

Plunging Into God's Mercy ~ Divine Mercy Sunday

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