August 22, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:26-38. "The Queenship of Mary is the logical corollary of her assumption, and the natural expression of Christ's kingship over all the universe." Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest, recorded in Toronto in "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Quoting also from "Redemptoris Mater" of March 25, 1987 and the Encyclical dated December 11, 1925 "Quas Primas" by Pope Pius XI.  Image: "La Vierge" (The Virgin) by Delorme Pierre Claude François in the Château de Compiègne, France. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Queenship Of Mary

August 23, 2022. Gospel Passages: John 11:25, 10:10, John 11:1-44,  Matthew 9:18–26 , Luke 7: 1-11, Luke 24:1-12. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Resurrection of Christ" by Noël Coypel in the Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes, Brittany. (Wikimedia Commons)

Hope and Life in the Spirit

August 24, 2022. Gospel Passage: Matthew 14:22-36 (Tuesday of the 18th Week, August 2, 2022). Meditation with Fr. Oskari Juurikkala, guest priest from Finland in "Time for Jesus" on Spotify. Recorded on August 2, 2022. Image: "Christ Walks on Water" by Eero Järnefelt in the Pori Art Museum, Finland. (Wikimedia Commons)

Walking On Water

August 26, 2022, Friday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time. Gospel Passage: Matthew 25:1-13. Rebroadcast from August 27, 2021. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Parable of Wise and Foolish Virgins (unfinished)" by  Peter von Cornelius in the Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf. (Wikimedia Commons)

Senses and Sensibility (Rebroadcast)

August 25, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36. Meditation with Fr. John Grieco, guest priest from "Come Away By Yourselves" on Spotify. Image: “The Last Judgment” by Maerten de Vos in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla, Spain. (Wikimedia Commons)

"Jesus tells us to pray to have the strength 'to stand before the Son of Man.' When we die we will be judged by God.  This is a hard truth but also a truth that saves us.  If we ask God for the courage to see ourselves as we really are now, we will be prepared for our death and God's judgment.  Reliance on God's grace, fostering sincerity with ourselves and others, living charity, and regularly examining our conscience are all ways to avoid self-deception and to prepare for our definitive meeting with God."

Come Away By Yourselves

Savage Sincerity: "The Strength to Stand Before the Son of Man"

August 30, 2022. Gospel Passages: Luke 13:25; Matthew 20:1-6. Also quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" #355 and #815; from St. John of the Cross as shared by St. Therese: https://www.archives-carmel-lisieux.fr/english/carmel/index.php/testaments-jean-de-la-croix; and from  "Rooting Out Hidden Faults: How the Particular Examen Conquers Sin" by James F. McElhone, C.S.C. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Притча о винограднике" (Parable of the Vineyard) by Andrey Mironov. (Wikimedia Commons)

Master of our Time

August 29, 2022. Gospel Passage: Mark 6: 17-29. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest, recorded in Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify on August 29, 2020. Quoting St. Bede's homily in the Office of Readings in http://www.liturgies.net/saints/johnthebaptist/officeofreadings_martyr.htm
Referring to "Hand of God: A Journey from Death to Life by The Abortion Doctor Who Changed His Mind" by Bernard Nathanson. Image: "Beheading of St. John the Baptist" by Massimo Stanzione in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (Wikimedia Commons). The introductory aria is from Handel guitar piece, by Bert Alink Rinaldo:  Aria "Lascia che io pianga".

Death of St. John the Baptist ~ Defender of the Truth

August 28, 2022. Gospel Passages: Luke 14:1,7-14; John 2:1-12; Luke 10:38-42; Matthew 26:17–29; Mark 16:15. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Le nozze di Cana" (The Wedding at Cana) by Michael Damaskenos in the Museo Correr, Venice. (Wikimedia Commons)

Banquet of Love and Judgment (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time)

September 2, 2022. Gospel Passages: Matthew 25:1-13; Matthew 24:42-51. Also quoting Romans 13:11-14; Psalm 104:30; Psalm 18:1-3; St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" #732; St. Therese of Lisieux in "Letters of Soeur Thérèse the Little Flower of Jesus" of October 20, 1888 in https://mycatholic.life/books/story-soul-saint-therese-lisieux/letters-soeur-therese-little-flower-jesus/ 
Photo Credit: "Silhouette of person standing on a rock" by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash.

Fr. Grieco: "Jesus continually calls us to an alert vigilance.  He does this to make us aware of the great opportunities of love and service that fill our ordinary lives.  At the beginning of a new school year, it is good to foster an eager alertness in our souls, an excitement for the work that lies ahead of us.  If we find ourselves dull and without energy, we can start by asking Jesus for more strength, more enthusiasm.  If our lethargy persists, we can pray and practice a greater love of interior struggle as an opportunity to love heroically."

"Stay Awake!" ~ Christian Alertness

September 1, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 4:38-44. Quoting Psalm 63:1. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "La Oración es el Motor de la Vida Cristiana" (Prayer is the Engine of Christian Life) by remehernandez on Cathopic.

When Prayer Finds Us

September 4, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 14:25-33. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Road to Emmaus" by Duccio di Buoninsegna in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, copied by Nicolas Lokhoff. (Wikimedia Commons)

Learning How to Hate (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time)

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

Savage Sincerity: "The Strength to Stand Before the Son of Man"

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