April 6, 2022. Gospel Passages: John 8:31-42; John 14:16; Luke 24:29. Image: "The Pharisees and Jesus" in the Media Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Love for the Truth (Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent)

April 5, 2022. Scriptural Passages: John 8:21-30, Numbers 21:4-9. Image: Composite of "The Brazen Serpent" by Anthony Van Dyck and "Christ Crucified" by Diego Velázquez in the Prado Museum, Madrid. (Wikimedia Commons)

Lifting Christ on High (Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent)

April 7, 2022. Fr. John Grieco, guest priest from "Come Away By Yourselves" on Spotify. Scriptural Passages: Psalm 21; Matthew 27:27-31. Image: "Christ Crowned with Thorns" by Dirck Jaspersz. van Baburen in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Missouri. (Wikimedia Commons)

Come Away By Yourselves

The Crowning of Thorns: Humility, Rectitude, and Courage

April 8, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 22:19-20. Image: “La Última Cena” (The Last Supper) from "La Vida de Jesús" (The Life of Jesus) by Nerina Canzi. Used with Permission.

Rewinding, Forwarding, and Playing Our Hearts

April 9, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 22:8-20, 47-53.  Fr. Conor Donnelly, guest priest from Kenya in "Fr. Conor Donnelly Meditations for Public" on Spotify.  Image: "Last Supper" by David Popiashvili in "Stories about Jesus Christ." Used with Permission.

Fr. Conor Donnelly Meditations for Public

Judas

April 10, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 19:28-38. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Palm Sunday" by Jen Norton. Used with Permission from https://www.jennortonartstudio.com

Palm Sunday  ~ Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

April 12, 2022. Gospel Passage: John 20:20-29.  Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain, given on April 9, 2022. Image: "The Incredulity of Thomas" by Hendrick Jansz ter Brugghen in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (Wikimedia Commons)

Preparing for the Resurrection. Lessons to Consider.

April 13, 2022. Gospel Passages: John 13:1-17; Luke 7:11-17; Luke 1:39-56. Fr. Conor Donnelly, guest priest from Kenya in "Fr. Conor Donnelly Meditations for Public" on Spotify. Image: "Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples" by Nicolas Bertin in the Art Institute of Chicago. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Washing of the Feet

April 14, 2022. Gospel Passages: John 13:1-5, 19-30; John 12:4-6; Matthew 4:1-11; Matthew 27:3-5. Quoting St. John Chrysostom, "Homily on the Betrayal of Judas" and St. Thomas Aquinas on "Whether Christ gave His body to Judas?" in Summa Theologiae in https://www.ccel.org/ccel/aquinas/summa.TP_Q81_A2.html St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Points 533, 529 in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-chapter-23.htm  Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Judas Iscariot, Saint Peter, John the Apostle" from "The Last Supper" by Giampietrino after Leonardo da Vinci in the The Royal Academy of Arts, London. (Wikimedia Commons)

Growing in Eucharistic Faith ~ Learning from John and Judas (Holy Thursday)

April 17, 2022. Gospel Passages: John 20:1-9, Luke 1:26-38. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá's The Way, Point 279 and Maximus the Confessor's The Life of the Virgin. Image: "I Santi Francesco d’Assisi e Caterina da Siena contemplano Cristo risorto che appare alla Vergine Maria" (St. Francis of Assisi and St. Catherine of Siena contemplating the risen Christ who appears to his Mother) by Daniele Monteleone in the Basilica di Maria Santissima Annunziata al Carmine, Sicily. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Regina Caeli, recited in place of the Angelus during the Eastertide:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_caeli
Regina Caeli (recited in place of the Angelus during Eastertide)
V. Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. 
R. For He whom you merited to bear, alleluia. 
V. Has risen, as he said, alleluia. 
R. Pray for us to God, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. 
R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
Let us pray. O God, who through the resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ gave rejoicing to the world: grant, we pray, that through His Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

Mary's Eternal Fiat ~ Easter Sunday

April 19, 2022 Gospel Passage: Luke 24:13-35. Rebroadcast from April 6, 2021. Tuesday of the Octave of Easter. The Emmaus Series of Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Part 1.

Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain.

Image: “Christ on the Road to Emmaus” by Jan Wildens in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. (Wikimedia Commons)

Escaping Emmaus (Rebroadcast) (The Emmaus Series of Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Part 1)

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

Preparing for the Resurrection. Lessons to Consider.

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