June 7, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 6:21. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Point in escriva.org/en/camino/755, the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" Points 2562-2564 in www.vatican.va/content/catechism/en/part_four/section_one.html and from "Mary's Prayer" by Dan Burke and Blessed Edward Poppe in spiritualdirection.com/2017/05/29/marys-prayer. References: Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII in www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html and St. Bernard of Clairvaux on distraction in www.ncregister.com/blog/st-bernard-pray-for-wha and  from "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen" by David Brooks. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Virgin of the Annunciation" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo in The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Wikimedia Commons).

Mary, Model of Prayer

June 6, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 16:12-15, 15:5, 19:30; Luke 18:38; John 8:32. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 57 in escriva.org/en/camino/57 and in "The Forge" Point 263 in escriva.org/en/surco/263, and St. Augustine in "Confessions" Book IIl, Chapter 6, Point 11 in www.newadvent.org/fathers/110103.htm. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Girl Sitting on Daisy Flowerbed in Forest" by Melissa Askew on Unsplash.

Becoming Disciples of the Holy Spirit

June 10, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 15:18-21; Matthew 6:21. Also Exodus 3:1–15. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 319 in escriva.org/en/camino/319 and "Conversations" Point 116 in escriva.org/en/conversaciones/116; from Ronald Knox in "The Priestly Life" in www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/priestly-life-11954. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "In Prayer" by Cassandra Christensen Barney in LDSArt. Used with permission.

A Recollected Heart, in Action and at Rest

June 5, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 17:20-26; John 17:11-13,19, Luke 1:38. Also Psalm 2. Quoting St. Josemaría in "The Forge" Point 994 in escriva.org/en/forja/994. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Saint Ignatius of Loyola's Vision of Christ and God the Father" (detail) by Domenico Zampieri  (Domenichino) in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California (Wikimedia Commons).

Gifted to Become Gifts (Rebroadcast)

June 8, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 20:19-23. Also Acts 2:1-11. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 58 in escriva.org/en/camino/58. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Pentecostes" by Josefa de Óbidos in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra (Wikimedia Commons).

Pentecost and Our Cenacle Hearts

June 9, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 19:25-27; Matthew 19:16-21 (Mark 10:17-27).  Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain Image: “Calvario” (detail) by Raul Berzosa. Used with Permission.

Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (Rebroadcast)

June 11, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 5:17-19, 20-22; Luke 1:38. Also 1 Corinthians 4:7. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in “Furrow” Points 273, 293, and 283 in escriva.org/en/surco/273, escriva.org/en/surco/793, and escriva.org/en/surco/283. Quoting also St. Augustine in Homily 4 on the First Epistle of John, Point 6, in www.newadvent.org/fathers/170204.htm and quoted by Pope Benedict XVI in the Encyclical "Spe Salvi", Point 33 dated November 30, 2007 in www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html. References: "When the Lord Speaks to Your Heart: Daily Reflections: by Gaston Courtois and "Mary of Nazareth" by Federico Suarez. Image: "Sermon on the Mount" by Ivan Makarov. Location unknown (Wikimedia Commons).

Forgetting Oneself and Growing in Humility (Rebroadcast)

June 13, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 18:35-43 (Mark 10:46-52); Matthew 20:28; Matthew 7:7. Also James 4:3. Quoting St. Augustine (aut mali, aut male, aut mala) in "On the Sermon on the Mount" Chapter II, Point 73 in newadvent.org/fathers/16012.htm. References: St. Josemaría Escrivá's "Christ Is Passing By" in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa and "Friends of God" Points 195-198 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/195 ff. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest and regular contributor. Image: "Healing the Blind Man" by Yongsung Kim in LDSArt (Used with Permission).

"What do you want me to do for you?"—God At Our Service

June 12, 2025. Matthew 26:38-44 (Proper to the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest, Thursday after Pentecost). Quoting from "The Sanctifier: The Classic Work on the Holy Spirit" by Arch. Luis Martinez. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Última Cena" (The Last Supper) (detail) by Juan de Juanes (Vicente Juan Masip) in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (Wikimedia Commons).

Identifying Ourselves with Jesus Christ, Eternal HighPriest (Rebroadcast)

June 16, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 16:31-33. Also Psalm 88, 2 Corinthians 12:10. Quoting St. Augustine, "Confessions" Book III, Point 11 in www.newadvent.org/fathers/110103.htm and St. Josemaría Escriva in "The Way" Point 330 in escriva.org/en/camino/330. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ Carrying the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John" by Luis de Morales in Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland (Wikimedia Commons).

Acts of Contrition, Strength in our Weakness

June 18, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 16:24. Also Philippians 2:5-8. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Furrow" Point 739 in escriva.org/en/surco/739.  Reference: Catechism of the Catholic Church, Points 464-469 in catholicculture.org/culture/library/catechism/index.cfm?recnum=2158. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "Awaiting the Command" by Jon McNaughton in WikiArt.

The Sentiments of Christ: Abdicate from your Throne

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

A Recollected Heart, in Action and at Rest

Blessed Meditations

Recent comments

MA Teresa Mesias Igbaras

Related tracks