Contemplative Conversion

Blessed Meditations

December 18, 2024. Gospel Passages: Matthew 3:1-6; John 1:23 (Isaiah 40:3); John 1:29. Also Psalm 2:7 and Isaiah 12:3. Quoting from "Furrow" Point 145 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/surco/145 and "The Way" Point 504 in escriva.org/en/camino/504; from "The Restless Heart: Finding Our Spiritual Home in Times of Loneliness" Part One by Ronald Rolheiser; from "The Spiritual Desert Isn't Optional" by Joshua Witfield in churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the-spiritual-desert-isnt-optional quoting from Apostolic Exhortation "Christus Vivit" Point 216 in by Pope Francis in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20190325_christus-vivit.html and Encyclical "Evangelium Vitae" Point 21 by Pope John Paul II in www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031995_evangelium-vitae.html. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist" by Massimo Stanzione in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (Wikimedia Commons).