May 29, 2023. Gospel Passages: John 19:25-27; Mark 10:17-27. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “Calvario” by Raul Berzosa. Used with Permission.

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

May 31, 2023. Gospel Passages: Luke 1:39-56, Luke 1:26-38. Quoting from "True Devotion to Mary" Part 1.II.1.and 2. by St. Louis de Monfort in https://www.ecatholic2000.com/montfort/true/devotion.shtml and "The Way" Point 376 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-376.htm Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain.

Devotion to Our Lady and The Visitation

June 5, 2023. Gospel Passages: Luke 1:38, Matthew 18:20. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Annunciazione" (The Annunciation) (detail) by Leonardo da Vinci in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. (Wikimedia Commons)

Prayer as Venue

June 6, 2023. Gospel Passage: Mark 11:11-26. (Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time) Quoting 1 Corinthians 6:19, and Tertullian and St. Hippolytus on the Sign of the Cross in https://catholic.net/imprimir.php?id=3584 Also quoting Blaise Pascal in "Pensées": All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "Driving of the Merchants from the Temple" by Ippolito Scarsella (Scarsellino) in the Capitoline Museums, Rome. (Wikimedia Commons) Music: Waltz Op 121 No 1 Ferdinando Carulli played by Cristian Garcia.
Priest's Notes: He was in the temple, and He is in us, as we are temples of the Holy Spirit. Which is why we make the sign of the cross over our body, in honor of the Blessed Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit but in the form of the cross.

Why Do You Make the Sign of the Cross?

June 7, 2023. Gospel Passages: Mark 14:2-24; John 6:44-66. Meditation with Fr. James Hurley, guest priest from Dublin on "Be Silent" on Spotify. Image: "Procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi" by Lizardi Saucedo Studio on Cathopic.
Priest's Notes: The Feast of Corpus Christi is an opportunity to venerate Jesus' Real Presence in the Eucharist with child-like faith, a faith which in turn we want to share with others, especially our children, if we have some.

Preparing for the Solemnity Of Corpus Christi

June 8, 2023. Scriptural Passages: 2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; Psalm 1:1-3; John 15:9-12; Luke 22:42; Matthew 5:8; Luke 19:1–10; John 7:53–8:11; Exodus 6:7. Meditation with Fr. Timothy Uhen, guest priest from "Meditations in Manhattan" on Spotify. Image: "Cristo e l’adultera" (Christ and the Adulteress) by Mattia Pretti in the Palazzo Abatellis, Sicily. (Wikimedia Commons)
Priest's Notes: We have been made in the image and likeness of God. Our Lord has promised us that we are temples of the living God, temples of the Holy Spirit. This is a goal worth fighting for, worth cleansing ourselves for. With Christ’s help, we will make the effort to follow Christ, to live the life of a lover of God.

Living the Virtue of Purity

June 9, 2023. Scriptural Passages; Matthew 14:22-33; Matthew 28:20; Deuteronomy 31:6; Hebrews 13:5; Luke 24:29-35; Matthew 26:17-29; Luke 22:19. Also quoting the Encyclical "Ecclesia de Eucharistia" (The Church from the Eucharist) by Pope John Paul II published on April 17, 2003 and the articles on the Eucharistic Miracle at Bolsena and the origin of the feast in https://catholic-link.org/how-one-priests-doubt-led-to-the-feast-of-corpus-christi and https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11331c.htm Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest, recorded at Ernescliff College on June 4, 2022 in Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "The Mass at Bolsena" by Raphael in the Vatican Museums. (Wikimedia Commons)
Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” (Lk 22) "Do this in remembrance of me," as a memorial of me. Thus Christ directed the apostles (and successors) to celebrate a new “memorial" that would replace the one celebrated in the Jewish Passover. This memorial rite has a special efficacy: it not only helps the community of believers to “remember" Christ's redeeming love, his words and gestures during the Last Supper, but also, as a sacrament of the New Law, makes the reality signified truly present: Christ himself, 'our Paschal Lamb' (1 Cor. 5:7), and his redeeming sacrifice: this would take place the next day on the cross.

Prepare Well For Corpus Christi (Rebroadcast)

June 10, 2023. Gospel Passages: John 6:52-56, 61-62. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Communion of the Apostles" by Luca Giordano in The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Wikimedia Commons)

Our Eucharistic Faith and Life (Rebroadcast)

June 13, 2023. Gospel Passage: Matthew 22:29; Luke 11:1-13. Quoting from "The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise" by Robert Cardinal Sarah with Nicolas Diat; "Time for God" by Jacques Philippe; Saint Jane Frances de Chantal. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “Christin im Gebet” (Christian in Prayer) by Max Nonnenbruch. Location Unknown. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Strength of Silence and the Distractions of Noise in Prayer (Rebroadcast)

June 12, 2023. Gospel Passages: Matthew 8:1-4; Matthew 5:1-12, 13-48: Matthew Chapters 6 and 7. Quoting from "The Way" Points 286 and 324 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-286.htm and https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-324.htm and from "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life" by David Brooks (Random House, 2019). Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “Sermone della Montagna" (Sermon on the Mount)” by Cosimo Rosselli in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. (Wikimedia Commons)

God’s Happiness Is Our Holiness (Rebroadcast)

June 14, 2023. Gospel Passages: John 6:53-56, John 15:5; Luke 24:13-35. Quoting from "The Forge" Point 69 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_forge-point-69.htm and https://opusdei.org/en/article/make-your-whole-day-into-a-mass 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)

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