Three Words: Tiredness, The Crowd, Falling
Via Crucis Meditations by Father Francis Ongkingco
Image: "Jesus falls the first time" by Giandomenico Tiepolo in the Chiesa di San Polo, Venice (Wikimedia Commons)

The Way of the Cross, Three Words: 3rd Station, Jesus Falls the First Time

In honor of the Feast Day of St. Josemaria on June 26, Fr. Donncha Ó hAodha reflects on the origin and meaning of St. Josemaria’s title, “Saint of Ordinary Life”, and invites us to contemplate what God is saying and revealing to us as we seek the company and intercession of St. Josemaria.

St. Josemaria said, “There is something holy, something divine, hidden in the most ordinary circumstances, and it’s up to each one of us to discover it.” Fr. Donncha, therefore, reminds us that the invitation of this feast day is to discover that something holy in the ordinary circumstances of our lives. And, that something is none other than “the living Christ, Jesus, close by us in our work, in our rest, in our families, in our friendships, in our social life, in our pains, in our sorrows, in our joys… whatever it is, the Lord is there with us.”
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Transcript: https://stjosemaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Transcript-St-Josemaria-The-Saint-of-Ordinary-Life.pdf
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St. Josemaria: The Saint of Ordinary Life

The Agony in the garden
The Scourging at the pillar
The Crowning with thorns
Jesus carries his cross
 The Crucifixion

Sorrowful Mysteries

The Baptism of our Lord
The wedding feast at Cana
The proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the call to repentance
The Transfiguration of our Lord
The institution of the Eucharist

Luminous Mysteries

The Cremades Plans: A Family's Friendship with Saint Josemaria

From the eBook: “New Mediterraneans.”
By Lucas Buch. Narrated by Mallory Millett Danaher.

"Resolution: foster, uninterruptedly if possible, friendship and a loving, docile conversation with the Holy Spirit." Saint Josemaria discovers another "new Mediterranean" in his spiritual life.

Link to the complete book:
opusdei.org/en-us/article/free-…new-mediterraneans/

Link to this chapter:
https://opusdei.org/en-us/article/new-mediterraneans-iv-don-t-speak-listen-to-him/

New Mediterraneans (IV) - Don't Speak: Listen To Him

Pastoral Letter on Fidelity (19 March 2022 )

From the Free eBook: “New Mediterraneans.”
By Lucas Buch. Read by Mallory Millett Danaher.

As a young priest, Saint Josemaria grasped with new depth a truth he had always known. “Yesterday I discovered another Mediterranean: if I am a son of my Father God, then I am also a son of my Mother Mary.”

https://opusdei.org/en-uk/article/new-mediterraneans-v-to-jesus-through-mary/

New Mediterraneans  (V) - To Jesus Through Mary

Reaching the Entire Person: Role of the Emotions. 

In the Christian life, the intellect, will and emotions need to grow together, helping one another to advance. Hence the importance of guiding our feelings.

Full text of article: https://opusdei.org/en/article/reaching-the-entire-person-role-of-the-emotions-1/

From the eBook "For Me to Live is Christ."
https://opusdei.org/en-us/article/free-ebook-for-me-to-live-is-christ/

Narrated by Mallory Danaher.

For Me To Live Is Christ -- Reaching The Entire Person - Role of The Emotions

Chapter from the book "For me, to live is Christ."
Read by Mallory Millett Danaher.

https://opusdei.org/en/article/paths-of-contemplation/

For Me To Live Is Christ - Paths Of Contemplation

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz offers reflections on the spirit of Opus Dei and how it is lived in accord with each person's circumstances.

Narrated by Kevin Collins. Photo credit: Unsplash Aaron Burden @aaronburden

Letter from the Prelate (28 October 2020)

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