February 16, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 6:17, 20-26; Matthew 5:1-12. Also Exodus 20:1-17. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Friends of God" Point 294 and "Christ Is Passing By" Point 40 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/294 and escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/40. Reference: "Deep Conversion / Deep Prayer" by Thomas Dubay. Meditation with Fr. …

February 15, 2025. Gospel Passage: Mark 8:1-10. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Chapter 39 on The Little Things in escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-chapter-39.htm and Points 788 and 815 in escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-788.htm and escriva.org/en/camino/815; "The Forge" Point 800 in escrivaworks.org/book/the_forge-point-800.htm. Me…

February 14, 2025. Gospel Passage: Mark 7:31-37. Quoting "The Way" Points 521 and 997 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/521 and escriva.org/en/camino/997. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute" (detail) by Philippe de Champaigne in the University of Michigan Museum of A…

February 14, 2025. Scriptural Passages: John 14:6; Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 24:24-25; 2 Samuel 11:1-27, 12:1-25; John 4:4–42; Luke 23:39-43; Proverbs 24:16; Psalms 45:1 57:7; Song of Songs 5:2; John 14:1 . Also quoting from St. Bonaventure's "The Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary" in www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/psalter-of-the-bvm-12537 and St.…

February 13, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 7:14-23; Luke 10:38-42; Mark 7:24–30; John 2:1–11. Also quoting "spiritual avarice" from "The Dark Night of the Soul" by St. John of the Cross in ccel.org/ccel/john_cross/dark_night.vii.iii.html. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ and the Canaanite Woman" by Jean …

February 12, 2025. Gospel Passage: Mark 7:14-23. Also Acts 10:9-16. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "I Am A Child of God" by Howard Lyon. Used with Permission. Priest's Note: Based on Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23: the teaching on ritual purity. How do I realize inner purity of heart …

February 11, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 7:1-13; Mark 12:41–44; Matthew 18:20; Matthew 19:14; Matthew 23:13-22. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Parable" by Lars Justinen. Used with Permission.על ידי Blessed Meditations

February 10, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 25:14-30; John 5:2-9; John 10:9. Also Romans 5:5. Quoting St. Alphonsus de Liguori in "Preparation for Death" First Point in www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/03d/1696-1787,_De_Ligorio_Alphonsus,_Preparation_For_Death_Part_1,_EN.pdf, the biography of Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ in www.ignatianspirituality.com/ign…

February 9, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 5:1-11. Quoting from "Friends of God" by St. Josemaría Escrivá, Points 290 and 261 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/260 and escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/261; and from "When the Lord Speaks to Your Heart: Daily Reflections" by Gaston Courtoisin https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=mcTbEAAAQBAJ&pg. Meditation w…

February 7, 2025. Gospel Passage: Mark 6:30-34. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Kingdom Within" by Greg Olsen. Used with permission.על ידי Blessed Meditations

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).על ידי Blessed Meditations

February 6, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 6:7-13; John 1:29-32; Luke 5:32; Luke 15:3-7, 8-10; Matthew 27:3–10; John 21:15-19. Also 2 Corinthians 4:7; Acts 2:36-38. Quoting from the Catechism of the Catholic Church Point 981 in www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P2F.HTM and "Christ Is Passing By" Point 8 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/es-cri…

February 5, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 6:1-6; Matthew 3:1-6; Mark 7-11; Matthew 5:13-16. Also Acts 2:23. Quoting from St. Augustine, Sermon 30, Point 8 in newadvent.org/fathers/160330.htm Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ Preaching-Unfinished" by Richard Parkes Bonington. Private Collection in Artnet.…

February 4, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:9-12, 4:1; Luke 5:1-3; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 15:11–32. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ Preaching from a Boat" by Jorge Cocco. Used with Permission.על ידי Blessed Meditations

February 3, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 7:36-39; Matthew 8:18-22; Mark 5:1-20; Acts 10:10-16; Philippians 4:13; 1 Corinthians 12:31—13:13; Matthew 16:24, Matthew 7:13, Romans 5:1-5. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: "Exorcism" Tapestry by Andrey Madekin. Used with Permission.…

February 2, 2025. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Gospel Passages: Luke 2:22-40; John 2:19. Also Exodus 25-30. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Christ Is Passing By" Points 182 and 72 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/182, escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/72 and "The Way" Points 376 and 267 in escriva.org/en/camino/376 and escriva.org/en/camin…

February 2, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 5:13-16; 13:55-58; 1:18-21; Luke 15:11–32; Luke 10:25-37; Matthew 25:1-13; Matthew 13:23. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Christ Is Passing By" Point 39 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/39. Reference: Seven Sundays Devotion to St. Josemaría in stjosemaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Seven-Sundays-…

February 1, 2025. Gospel Passage: Mark 4:35-41. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Peace Be Still" by Yongsung Kim @ Altus Fine Art. Used with Permission.על ידי Blessed Meditations

January 31, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 4:26-34; Matthew 13:31-32; Luke 2:1-20. John 19:25-27; Luke 24:1-12; Luke 23:39-43; Mark 4:1-20; Matthew 5:8; Luke 8:4-15. Also Romans 14:17; Ephesians 1:4; Ephesians 6:10-18. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Christ Is Passing By" Point 25 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/25 and "The Forge" Point 1 in ht…

January 30, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 1:35-42. Also 2 Corinthians 5:14. Also quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 382 in escriva.org/en/camino/382and "Christ Is Passing By" Point 183 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/183 and Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Letter, "Motu proprio—Porto Fidei" for the Indiction for the Year of Faith…

January 29, 2025. Gospel Passage: Mark 4:1-20. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on YouTube in youtu.be/20X8YvLnTao. Image: "The Sower (Sower at Sunset)" by Vincent Van Gogh in the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo (Wikimedia Commons).על ידי Blessed Meditations

January 28, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:31-35; John 2:4; John 19:25-27. Also quoting Sirach 24:8; Numbers 18:20-21; and St. Josemaría Escrivá's "Friends of God" No. 293 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/293 and "The Way" Point 516 in escriva.org/en/camino/516. For further reading: "Friends of God" Chapter 17, "Mother of God and Our Mother" in escr…

January 27, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:1-6; John 8:1-11. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in his homily, "Loyalty to the Church" Point 1 in escriva.org/en/amar-a-la-iglesia/loyalty-to-the-church and Pope Francis's book "The Name of God is Mercy" and Meditation, "Forgiveness in a Caress" dated April 7, 2014 in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/e…

January 26, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21; Luke 4:29-30. Also 2 Corinthians 6:2. Reference: "Spes non confundit--Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee Year of 2025" dated May 9, 2024 in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/bulls/documents/20240509_spes-non-confundit_bolla-giubileo2025.html. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woo…

January 25, 2025. Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle. Scriptural Passages: Acts 9:1-21, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3. Reference: Homily as Second Reading by St. John Chrysostom in the "Office of Readings - Feast for Conversion of St. Paul" in divineoffice.org/0125-or/?date=20250125. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplai…

January 25, 2025, Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle. Gospel Passage: Mark 16:15-18. Also Acts 28:3-6, Acts 20:9, Acts 22:3-16, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. Quoting "Second Reading" from a homily by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop in the Divine Office at divineoffice.org/0125-or/?date=20230125 with Philippians 3:13-14, Philippians 2:18, 2 Corin…

January 24, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 5:15; John 2:1-11. Also Isaiah 43:1. Quoting the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Point 2447 in www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P8F.HTM and St. Josemaría Escrivá, "Passionately Loving the World" in opusdei.org/en-ph/article/passionately-loving-the-world-2. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose …

January 24, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 19:3-8. Quoting from "Letter to Families in the Year of the Family, 1994" Point 2 by Pope John Paul II dated February 2, 1994 in https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/letters/1994/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_02021994_families.html and "Christ Is Passing By" Point 78 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.o…

January 23, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 4:14-21. Also Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 (from Third Sunday in Ordinary Time in original 2022 broadcast). Quoting the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Points 1210-1212, 1670. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ in the …

January 23, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:7-12; John 6:27; John 8:44; Luke 15:11–32; Luke 10:25-37; Luke 23:42-43; Mark 1:23-28. Also refers to St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Forge" Point 73 in escriva.org/en/forja/73 and "Friends of God" Point 296 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/296. For further reading: "Work and Contemplation" in opusdei.org/en-…

January 22, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:20-21; Mark 7:31-37; Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 11:12-25; John 4:37-34; John 4:1-42. Quoting from "Make Your Bed" by William H. McRaven. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Sculpture in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican" by iam_os on Unsplash.…

January 22, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 6:6-11 (similar to Mark 3:1-6); Mark 7:31-37; Matthew 17:9; Matthew 9:30-31. Quoting from "The Way" Point 447 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/447. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Man with the Withered Hand" (L'homme à la main desséchée) by James T…

January 21, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:13-19: Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35-40. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "He Was Teaching Them" by Mike Moyers. Used with Permission.על ידי Blessed Meditations

January 21, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 1:29-39,40-51; Matthew 19:27; Luke 5:29-32; Matthew 26:36-46; Matthew 14:21-31; Matthew 16:24; Mark 10:17-31. Also Jonah 1:1-16. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Jesus and the Twelve Disciples—Minimalist Illustration" (AI-Generated) by Roberto in Adobe Stock.…

January 20, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:7-12; John 6:1-15; John 14:5-6; John 10:9,11; Luke 2:1-21; John 2:11; John 10:9; Matthew 27:46. Also Exodus 3:14, Galatians 2:20, Psalm 22. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Nativity with God the Father and the Holy Ghost" by Giovanni Battista Pittoni in the Nation…

January 20, 2025. Gospel Passage: Mark 12:41-44. Also Psalm 90:10. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Conversations" Point 116, "Furrow" Point 498, and "Friends of God" Point 308 in escriva.org/en/conversaciones/116, and escriva.org/en/surco/498, and escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/308. Meditation with Fr. Gavan Jennings, guest priest from "Be Si…

January 19, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 3:1-6 (Gospel of Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, January 22, 2025); Mark 5:9; Matthew 8:28-34. Quoting from “Contemplating the Trinity: The Path to the Abundant Christian Life” dated December 14, 2018 by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap; the theme of Perichoresis by the Christian Fathers in www.…

January 19, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 2:41-52. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Furrow" Point 739 in escriva.org/en/surco/739. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Araw ng mga Niño Jesus" by Aris Bagtas in instagram.com/arisbagtas. Used with Permission.על ידי Blessed Meditations

January 18, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 17:20-23, Matthew 16:18. Also Romans 5:11. References: Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity and the Servant of God Father Paul of Graymoor in atonementfriars.org/a-history-of-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-2023, catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=1275, and catholicculture.o…

January 18, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 11:29 and 21:12-13; Luke 23:34; Mark 10:46-52, 2:13-17; Matthew 8:23-27. Also Ephesians 4:1 and 4:26; 2 Samuel 16: 5-14; 2 Corinthians 2:15. Quoting from "The Forge" Point 750 in escriva.org/en/forja/750, "The Way" Points 9, 10, 14, and 838 in escriva.org/en/camino/9, escriva.org/en/camino/10, escriva.org/…

January 17, 2025. Gospel Passage: Mark 2:1-12. Quoting from "The Forge" Points 870, 231, and 880 by St. Josemaría Escriva in escriva.org/en/forja/870, escriva.org/en/forja/231, and escriva.org/en/forja/880. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Healing the Paralysed Man" by John Armstrong in St. George’s Church, H…

January 16, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 1:40-45; John 6:12-13; Luke 1:26-38. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy"(Slide 6) from the LUMO project in FreeBibleImages.על ידי Blessed Meditations

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. Anecd…

January 14, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 1:21-26; Mark 6:31; Matthew 18:20; Luke 2:19, 51. Also Psalm 95:8. Quoting John of the Cross in "Selected Writings" Chapter 13 and St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 281 in escriva.org/en/camino/281. References: Homily of Pope Benedict XVI dated July 4, 2010 in www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/hom…

January 13, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 6:45-52, 34-44. Mark 4:38; John 2:5. Also quoting Psalm 46:10. Quoting St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, "The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity," St. Francis de Sales, "Treatise on the Love of God" in ccel.org/ccel/desales/love.all.html, and St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Friends of God" Point 215 in escriva.…

January 12, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22; Matthew 3:13-17. Quoting from the Catechism of the Catholic Church Points 1265-1266 and 1213 in www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P3N.HTM#-1J3 and www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P3G.HTM and from "The Way" Point 152 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/152 and General Audience, "C…

January 11, 2025. Scriptural Passages: 2 Timothy 4:7; Jeremiah 46:1-26. Meditation with Fr. Charles Belmonte, guest priest from "Meditations" on Spotify.. Photo Credit: "Man running on road near grass field" by Jenny Hill on Unsplash.על ידי Blessed Meditations

January 10, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 5:12-16. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá on Holy Purity in "The Way" Chapter 4 in escriva.org/en/camino/holy-purity. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Jesus Healing the Leper" by Jean-Marie Melchior Doze in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes, France (Wikigallery).…

January 9, 2025. Scriptural Passages: Romans 9:19-24; Isaiah 64:8. Quoting from "The Man of Villa Tevere" by Pilar Urbano. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "San Josemaría, el Santo de lo ordinario" (detail) by Raúl Berzosa. Used with permission.על ידי Blessed Meditations