5 O LORD, you are to me
my cup and portion sure;
The share that is assigned to me
you guard and keep secure.

6 The land allotted me
is in a pleasant site;
And surely my inheritance
to me is a delight.

Jubilate, Everybody!

Psalm 16 v1-2,5-6 (Tune: Golden Hill)

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PSALM 116 sung acapella from Sing Psalm (2003)(Produced by the Free Church of Scotland) Recorded at Dowanvale free Church September 2014. Meter: 10.10.10.10

5	The LORD our God is kind and full of grace;
		Both righteous and compassionate is he.
	6	The LORD protects all those of childlike faith;
		When I was in great need, he rescued me.

	7	Rest, O my soul; God has been good to you—
	8	For you, O LORD, have saved my soul from death,
		My feet from stumbling and my eyes from tears,
	9	That I may live for you while I have breath.

	10	I trusted in the LORD, and then I spoke;
		I said in anguish: “I am sorely tried”.
	11	And in the very depths of my dismay,
		“All men are liars—every one!” I cried.

	12	How can I thank the LORD for all he’s done?
	13	With gratitude salvation’s cup I’ll raise;
	14	I’ll call upon his name, and will fulfil
		My vows to him before his people’s face.

Psalm 116 (Tune: Eventide)

27/1/2025. Redentor y juez universal

30/1/2025. Optimismo cristiano

December 11, 2024. Gospel Passage: Matthew 11:28-30. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Jesus and his Disciples on the Sea of Galilee" by Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Oesterley based on an auction at Dorotheum (Wikimedia Commons).

Jesus as Friend (Rebroadcast)

December 27, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 20:1a and 2-8; Luke 5:1-11; Luke 9:49-56; John 1:14; Mark 15:40-41; Luke 2:25-35; John 19:25; Luke 2:14; John 3:16. Also quoting from "A Spiritual Canticle of St John of the Cross, priest" in the Office of Readings, December 14 in https://www.liturgies.net/saints/johnofthecross/readings.htm Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest, recorded at Ernescliff College, Toronto in 2021 on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Tomb on the Morning of the Resurrection" by Eugène Burnand. (Wikimedia Commons) Music: Recordações do passado (Souvenirs from the Past) a Valsa for piano (1885) by Ernesto Nazareth arranged by Bert Alink. Priest's Note: John was a native of Bethsaida, a town of Galilee on the northern shore of the Sea of Tiberias. His parents were Zebedee and Salome, and his brother James the Greater. The words of John the Evangelist, whose feast we celebrate today, resound in our hearts: "Et Verbum caro factum est - the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1: 14). Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Kintore College, Toronto on "In Your Presence" Spotify. Image: "St. John and St. Peter at Christ’s Tomb" by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California (Wikimedia Commons).

Why Did God Become Man? The Feast of St. John the Evangelist. (Rebroadcast)

December 27, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 20:1-10; Matthew 20:20-23; Luke 9:51-56; John 13:23-25; Luke 2:19; John 19:26-27. Also 1 John 4:7-8 and 1 John 3:1. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá's "Friends of God" Point 228, "The Way" Point 884, and  "The Forge" Point 755 n escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/228 and escriva.org/en/camino/884 and escriva.org/en/forja/755. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Tomb on the Morning of the Resurrection" by Eugène Burnand (Wikimedia Commons).

Resting on Our Lord's Bosom

January 15, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 1:29-39, Matthew 19:1-30. Quoting “Furrow” Number 672 in escrivaworks.org/book/furrow-point-672.htm and  “The Way” Numbers 382 in escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-382.htm 235 in escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-235.htm and 882 in escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-882.htm by St. Josemaría Escrivá. Anecdote on Fr. Steven Scheier+ as interviewed  by Mother Angelica on EWTN in https://youtu.be/9VFE8ToVatI. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “Christ Healing the Sick" (The Hundred Guilder Print) by Rembrandt in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Wikimedia Commons).

Our Daily Spiritual Etchings - The Hundred Guilder Print (Rebroadcast)

1/2/2025. El don de la fe

February 7, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 4:35-41; Luke 10:42. Also Ephesians 4:14. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "In a Storm with Jesus" by Eero Järnefelt in the Raahe Church, Finland (Wikimedia Commons).

Struggling versus Active Lukewarmness

Frought with error, but a worthwhile endeavour.

Ps 50 v 7-14 Old 134th

Uploaded by friends of Father Francis Ongkingco, with his guided meditations from the Philippines. We also have guest priests. We are also on Spotify as Blessed Meditations.