April 26, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 24:13-35; Matthew 28:20. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ and the Disciples in Emmaus" by a Follower of Caravagio in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Wikimedia Commons).Av Blessed Meditations

April 25, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 21:1-14. Quoting from the Diaries of St. Faustina in www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/jesus-i-trust-you-0 and from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 1 in escriva.org/en/camino/1. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ's Charge to Peter" by Raphael at the Victoria an…

April 24, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 24:35-48. Quoting from "Touched by God ~ The Way to Contemplative Prayer" by Luigi Gioia. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "De Ongelovige Thomas" (The Incredulity of Saint Thomas) by Wouter Pietersz Crabeth II at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Wikimedia Commons).…

April 23, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 24:13-35. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest and regular contributor. Image: "Road to Emmaus" by Greg Olsen. Used with Permission.Av Blessed Meditations

April 22, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 20:1-2, 3-10, 11-18; Luke 7:36-49; Matthew 22:36-40; Matthew 28:20. Also 1 John 4:8,16. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá's "Friends of God" Point 239 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/239. Meditation with Fr. John Grieco, guest priest from "Come Away By Yourselves" on Spotify. Image: "Christ's Appearance to Ma…

April 21, 2025. Gospel Passages: Mark 16:1-7; Luke 24:34; John 13:34. Also Exodus 20:2-17. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Holy Rosary" First Glorious Mystery, The Resurrection in escriva.org/en/santo-rosario/11 and in "Christ Is Passing By" Point 21 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/21 and the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" Points 642-648…

April 20, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 20:1-5, 6-8. Also Acts 13:32-33, Acts 1:22, 1 Corinthians 15:4-8 as quoted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Points 638-643 in www.vatican.va/content/catechism/en/part_one/section_two/chapter_two/article_5/paragraph_2_on_the_third_day_he_rose_from_the_dead.html. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in"The Forge"…

April 19, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 23:55-56, 50-54; Luke 24:13-35; Luke 24:7. Quoting from "Conversations" Point 114 (Passionately Loving the World) by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/conversaciones/114. Reference: The Apostles' Creed in www.usccb.org/prayers/apostles-creed. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest and regular cont…

April 18, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 18:1—19:42; Matthew 16:24; John 19:25. Also Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, Leviticus 1-7, Colossians 1:24. Quoting from St. Josemaria Escrivá in "The Way of the Cross" Second and Third Stations in escriva.org/en/via-crucis/2 and escriva.org/en/via-crucis/3. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chapla…

April 17, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 13:1-15. Also 1 Corinthians 11:23-26. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Points 529, 530, 438 and 420 in escriva.org/en/camino/529, escriva.org/en/camino/530, escriva.org/en/camino/438, and escriva.org/en/camino/420. References: "Rekindled: How Jesus Called Me Back to the Catholic Church and Set My …

April 16, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 26:14-25; Luke 22:54-62; Matthew 18 21-22; John 10:10; Luke 23:42-43; John 19:25-27. Also quoting Ezekiel 18:23. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest and regular contributor. Image: "The Last Supper" (detail) by Leonardo Da Vinci in the Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan (Wikimedia Commons).…

April 15, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 19:16-17, 25-26; Mark 15:21-41. Also 1 John 4:8; Galatians 2:20; Jeremiah 31:3-4. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 288 in escriva.org/en/camino/288 and "Friends of God" Point 299 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/299. References: "Catechism of the Catholic Church" Point 478 in www.vatican.va/arch…

April 14, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 22:39—23:56; John 19:25. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Holy Rosary" The Annunciation in escriva.org/en/santo-rosario/1. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ's Entry into Jerusalem" by Adriaen van Nieulandt in the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen (Wi…

April 13, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 22:14—23:56 (Luke 22:44, 22:54; 23:34); Matthew 26:40-41, 11:28-30, 26:34; John 19:5, 25. Also 1 Corinthians 11:25, 1:18, 6:20; Philippians 4:13. Alo quoting from Pope Francis, "Address and Christmas Greetings to the Roman Curia," Point 6, December 22, 2014 in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2014/de…

April 13, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 22:14—23:56 (23:46,28,31,24,41-43, 46); Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34; John 12:32; John 19:25-27. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way of the Cross" Third, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Stations in escriva.org/en/via-crucis/3, escriva.org/en/via-crucis/11 and escriva.org/en/via-crucis/13. Reference: "The Pa…

April 12, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 17:1-4. Also Exodus 19:16-25. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: ""The Transfiguration of Christ" by Willem van Herp as auctioned in 2019 (Wikimedia Commons).Av Blessed Meditations

April 11, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 15:11-32. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Return of the Prodigal Son" by Leonello Spada in the Louvre Museum, Paris (Wikimedia Commons).Av Blessed Meditations

April 10, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 6:26-27; Matthew 6:2-4; Mark 10:35-38; Matthew 5:8; Matthew 15:10-20. Also Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 139:23-24; Exodus 20:1-17; Proverbs 4:23. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest and regular contributor. Photo Credit: "Photo of man standing in a cave surrounded by water" by Jared Rice on Unsplash.…

April 9, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 8:21-30, 31-42, 51-59; Luke 23:46. Also quoting from Philippians 2:8, Isaiah 43:1. 1 Samuel 3:1-11, 1 Corinthians 10:13 and from St. Josemaría Escrivá's "Friends of God" Point 294 in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/towards-holiness and "Furrow" Point 613 in escriva.org/en/surco/613. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ong…

April 8, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 8:21-30. Quoting Numbers 21:4-9 and St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Christ Is Passing By" Point 183 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/183. Reference: Excerpt / Trailer of "Marcelino, Pan y Vino" in www.imdb.com/video/vi3735732761 and youtu.be/MVhJGsDzQAk. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chapla…

April 7, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 5:17-23, 24-30. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Come Follow Me" by Howard Lyon. Used with Permission from LDS Art.Av Blessed Meditations

April 6, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 8:1-11; Luke 23:42-43; Luke 11:1-13; Luke 1:38. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Forge" Points 164 and 480 in escriva.org/en/forja/164 and escriva.org/en/forja/480. Reference: "Reader of Sacred Scripture" by Francisco Varo, Romana Magazine, No. 4, January-June 2005. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woo…

April 5, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 18:10-14. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Good Shepherd" by Jean Baptiste de Champaigne in the Palais de Beaux-Arts de Lille, France (Wikimedia Commons).Av Blessed Meditations

April 4, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 9:9-13. Also Genesis 3:19. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Calling of Saint Matthew" by Bernardo Strozzi in the Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts (Wikimedia Commons).Av Blessed Meditations

April 3, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 5:31-36; John 1:29-34; Matthew 11:3-6. Also Genesis 1:26-27, "Friends of God" Point 251 and "The Forge" Points 613, 82, 674 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/251, escriva.org/en/forja/613, and escriva.org/en/forja/82 and escriva.org/en/forja/674. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woo…

April 2, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 5:17-30, 31-47. Also 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 and quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Forge" Point 613 in escriva.org/en/forja/613 and "Introduction to the Devout Life" by St. Francis de Sales Part III in www.catholicspiritualdirection.org/devoutlife.pdf. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School C…

April 1, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 5:1-16; John 9:1–12. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" by Artus Wolffort at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (Wikimedia Commons).Av Blessed Meditations

March 31, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 18:41; Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 1:38. Also Genesis 3:9,13, 4:9; Jeremiah 17:10; Proverbs 20:27. Quoting from Thomas Merton's "Thoughts in Solitude." Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest and regular contributor. Photo Credit: "Close Up, Open Hand" by anulak on Freepik.…

March 30, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Points 292, 279, and 983 in escriva.org/en/camino/292, escriva.org/en/camino/279, and escriva.org/en/camino/983. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Prodigal Son" by Liz Lemon Swindle in LDS Art. Used with per…

March 29, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 18:9-14, Matthew 5:13, Luke 23:39-43, John 15:5, Luke 1:46-55. Also 2 Corinthians 4:7, Psalm 115:1, Psalm 51 and quoting from “City of God” by St. Augustine and “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't” by Jim Collins. Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest and regular contrib…

March 28, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46; John 19:25. Also Solomon 2:15. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Landscape photography of farm" by Trent Erwin on Unsplash.Av Blessed Meditations

March 28, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 5:1-3, 4-8, 9-11; Luke 18:41; John 13:1. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Furrow" Points 655 and 127 in escriva.org/en/surco/655 and escriva.org/en/surco/127; "The Forge" Points 288, 397, and 278 in escriva.org/en/forja/288, escriva.org/en/forja/397, and https://escriva.org/en/forja/278; "The Way" Points …

March 27, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 11:14-23; John 15:5. Quoting from "The Way" Points 247, 255, and 115 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/247, escriva.org/en/camino/255 and escriva.org/en/camino/116. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Jésus guérissant un sourd-muet (Jesus Healing a Deaf-Mute)…

March 26, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 9:23; Luke 5:18-25; Luke 17:11-19; John 11:1-43; Mark 5:25-34; Matthew 8:5-13, 7:7-8, 11:28; John 12:24; John 19:25. Also Psalms 84:6, 2 Thessalonians 2:7, Psalm 34:18, Romans 8:18. Image: "If We Unite Our Sufferings With Christ..." by Elizabeth Wang in Radiant Light. Used with Permission. Meditation with Fr. H…

March 25, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:26-38. Quoting from St.Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Points 755 and 512 escriva.org/en/camino/755 and escriva.org/en/camino/512. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Annunciation" by Henry Ossawa Tanner in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania (Wikimedia Commons).…

March 24, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 10:30-37; Matthew 25:37-40; John 19:25, 20:1. Also Isaiah 1:6. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way of the Cross," Tenth Station in escriva.org/en/via-crucis/10, "The Forge" Point 728 in escriva.org/en/forja/728, "The Way" Points 555 and 288 in escriva.org/en/camino/555 and escriva.org/en/camino/288, …

March 23, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 13:1-9, 9:54; John 14:6. Also Genesis 3:19. Quoting from "The Way" Points 17, 521, and 683 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/17, escriva.org/en/camino/521, and escriva.org/en/camino/683. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "The Parable of the Fig Tree" …

March 22, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 6:1,4; Matthew 13:44-46, 16:24. Quoting from "The Way" Points 172-173 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/mortification. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Person raising hand" by Dev Benjamin on Unsplash.…

March 22, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 6:1-6, 7-15; Luke 15:11–32. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: “Prodigal Son” by Wayne Pascale. Used with Permission.Av Blessed Meditations

March 21, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 21:33-43; Also quoting Isaiah 5:1-7 and Philippians 4:6-9 from the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A in 2023. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen" (detail) by Marten van Valckenborch in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Wikimedia Com…

March 20, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 22:35-40; John 3:16, 15:9; Matthew 6:26. Quoting from Ephesians 5:29, Genesis 1:27, 1 Corinthians 15:9-10, Philippians 4:8-9, 1 John 4:8, Romans 5:8 and "Christ Is Passing By" by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/80. Reference: "Do It Anyway" attributed to Moher Teresa, originally by…

March 19, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 2:52. Quoting from the Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis, "Patris Corde" (With a Father's Heart) dated Dec. 8, 2020 in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco-lettera-ap_20201208_patris-corde.html, Isaiah 43:1, and "The Way" Point 708 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/c…

March 18, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 23:1-12; Matthew 6:6; Matthew 23:11; John 13:1-17. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet" (detail) by Benvenuto Tisi (or Il Garofalo) in the National Gallery of Art, London (Wikimedia Commons).…

March 17, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 9:22-25; Luke 6:36-38. Also quoting 1 Corinthians 4:1; 13:1. Meditation with Fr. John Grieco, guest priest from "Come Away By Yourselves" on Spotify. Image: "Compassion" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris (Wikimedia Commons).Av Blessed Meditations

March 16, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 9:28b-36. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Transfiguration of Christ" by Luca Giordano in the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.Av Blessed Meditations

March 15, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 5:43-48; Luke 7:1-10. Also Exodus 21:23-25. Quoting from the "Letter from the Prelate" by Fernando Ocáriz in opusdei.org/en-ph/article/letter-from-the-prelate-1-november-2019. Meditation with Fr. Eric Nicolai, guest priest from Toronto on "In Your Presence" on Spotify. Image: “Bergpredigt im Schwarzwald" (Se…

March 14, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 11:29-32; Matthew 6:10. Also Jonah 3:1-10, Genesis 3:19, Galatians 5:17. Quoting from "The Way" Point 240 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/240. Reference: "The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology" by Adolphe Tanquerey. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose Sc…

March 13, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 7:7-12. Quoting "The Way" Point 85 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-85.htm. The two poems: “The Difference” by Grace L. Naessens in library.timelesstruths.org/texts/Foundation_Truth_5/The_Difference and “Covenant” by Margaret Halaska in intostillness.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/cov…

March 12, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 16:33; Luke 18:27. Also quoting Psalm 145:13, the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" Point 1817 in www.vatican.va/content/catechism/en/part_three/section_one/chapter_one/article_7/ii_the_theological_virtues.html, and 1 Corinthians 2:9. Reference: "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl in antilogicalism.com…

March 11, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 6:7-15. Quoting Exodus 20:1-6 and John Paul II’s Message for the 14th World Youth Day, January 6, 1999 in vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/youth/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_09011999_xiv-world-youth-day.html and "Christ Is Passing By" Point 164, “The Forge” Point 750, and “Friends of God” Point 152 by St…