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.Von 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.Von 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.Von 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.Von 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.Von Blessed Meditations

January 8, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 10:41-45; Matthew 27:46; Matthew 28:20. Also John 15:15; Revelation 3:20. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá's “The Way” Point 91 in escriva.org/en/camino/91 and St. Alphonsus Liguori's "How to Pray At All Times" in www.ecatholic2000.com/cts/untitled-211.shtml. Meditation with Fr. John Grieco, gue…

January 7, 2025. Gospel Passage: John 13:34-35. Also 1 John 4:19 and "Letters from the Desert' by Carlo Carretto in archive.org/details/LettersFromTheDesert. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 933 in escriva.org/en/camino/933. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Pleiades" (Wikimedia Com…

January 6, 2025. Gospel Passage: Luke 2:1-7; John 11:33-36. Also Hebrews 1:1–4, 1 John 4:8, Philippians 2:5-11. Quoting from "The Way" Point 422 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/camino/422. Meditation with Fr. Peter Armenio, guest priest from the St. Josemaría Institute. This podcast originally appeared on the St. Josemaria Institute Podc…

January 5, 2025. Gospel Passage: Matthew 2:1-12, Luke 11:1-4. Quoting Pope Francis in General Audience of May 26, 2021 in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2021/documents/papa-francesco_20210526_udienza-generale.html and in Address on February 6, 2016 quoting St. Padre Pio in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2016/february/do…

January 4, 2025. Gospel Passages: Luke 5:27-32; Matthew 4:18–22 / Mark 1:16-20 / Luke 5:1–11 / John 1:35-42; John 21:3; Matthew 17:24-27; John 17:15. Also quoting from Genesis 3:1-24; Romans 5:12-14. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain.Image: "The Calling of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew" by Jacob Willemsz De Wet. Private…

January 3, 2025. Gospel Passage: JJohn 1:29-34. Also 1 Corinthians 3:16; Romans 8:9, 11, 14; Romans 5:5. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Point 57 in escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-57.htm and St. John of the Cross's "The Sayings of Light and Love" Point 121 in archive.org/details/completeworksofs02johnuoft/completeworksofs02johnuoft/p…

January 2, 2025. Gospel Passages: Matthew 16:26; Mark 7:37; John 19:25-29. Also quoting from Romans 5:5, Galatians 6:9-10, Philippians 1:6, St. Josemaría Escrivá's books "Christ is Passing By" Point 76 in escrivaworks.org/book/christ_is_passing_by-point-76.htm and "The Way" Point 7 in escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-7.htm. Reference: "New Year,…

January 1, 2025. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Divina Maternidad" by Raúl Berzosa in Diario SUR, Málaga. Used with Permission.Von Blessed Meditations

December 31, 2024. Gospel Passage: John 1:1-5, 14. Also quoting 1 John 2:18-21; Psalms 96:11a; Revelation 22:13. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Sun Reflection on Calm Water" by Davide Cantelli in Unsplash.Von Blessed Meditations

December 30, 2024, Gospel Passages: Luke 2:22-35,36-40; Matthew 2:9-18; Mark 7:37; Luke 2:19. . Also quoting from "The Forge" Point 485 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/forja/485. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Simeon's Song of Praise" by Aert de Gelder in The Mauritshuis Art Museum, The Hague (Wi…

December 29, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 2:41-52. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá's Letter dated February 14, 1974, Point 2 and Pope Francis's Address to the Participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences dated April 29, 2022 in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2022/april/documents/20220429-plenaria-scienz…

December 28, 2024. Gospel Passages: Matthew 2:13-18: Matthew 5:45; 1 John 1:5-7. Quoting St. Quodvultdeus on the Holy Innocents. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Massacre of the Innocents" by Guido Reni in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna (National Art Gallery of Bologna), Italy (Wikimedia Commons).…

December 28, 2024. Gospel Passages: Luke 2:8-20. Also Exodus 3:1-22. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Adoration of the Shepherds" by El Greco in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Wikimedia Commons).Von Blessed Meditations

December 27, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 20:1-10; Matthew 20:20-23; Luke 9:51-56; John 13:23-25; Luke 2:19; John 19:26-27. Also 1 John 4:7-8 and 1 John 3:1. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá's "Friends of God" Point 228, "The Way" Point 884, and "The Forge" Point 755 n escriva.org/en/amigos-de-dios/228 and escriva.org/en/camino/884 and escriva.org/en/f…

December 27, 2024. Gospel Passages: John 20:1a and 2-8; Luke 5:1-11; Luke 9:49-56; John 1:14; Mark 15:40-41; Luke 2:25-35; John 19:25; Luke 2:14; John 3:16. Also quoting from "A Spiritual Canticle of St John of the Cross, priest" in the Office of Readings, December 14 in https://www.liturgies.net/saints/johnofthecross/readings.htm Meditation with F…

December 26, 2024. Gospel Passages: Matthew 10:17-22; Matthew 16:24-26. Also Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59. Quoting the sermon of St. Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop, in "The Armor of Love" on the Feast of St. Stephen, Proto-Martyr in divineoffice.org/1226-or/?date=20221226 and St. Josemaría Escrivá's "The Way" Point 178 in escriva.org/en/camino/178 and Point 2…

December 25, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 2:1-14. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Adoration of the Shepherds" by Gerard van Honthorst in the Pomeranian State Museum, Greifswald (Wikimedia Commons).Von Blessed Meditations

December 24, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 2:1-7. Quoting from "Christ is Passing by"" Point 174 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escrivaworks.org/book/christ_is_passing_by-point-174.htm and from the General Audience with Pope Benedict XVI on December 23, 2009 in www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2009/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20091223.html. …

December 23, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:39-45. Reference: "Rediscover Advent" by Matthew Kelly. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Visitation" by Feferico Barocci Urbino in the Santa Maria in Vallicella, Rome (Wikimedia Commons).Von Blessed Meditations

December 22, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:39-45. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Mary and Eve" by Sister Grace Remington in the Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey, Iowa. Used with Permission.Von Blessed Meditations

December 21, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:39-45; John 13:34-35. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Visitation" by Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Louvre Museum Paris (Wikimedia Commons).Von Blessed Meditations

December 20, 2024. Gospel Passages: Luke 1:26-28, 38, 35. Also quoting Romans 8:28, St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 762 in escriva.org/en/camino/762, and from "An Introduction to Prayer" by Bishop Robert Barron. Image: "Annunciation" by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (Wikimedia Commons).…

December 19, 2024. Gospel Passage: Matthew 1:23. Also Philippians 4:4-7, Psalm 15:11 and quoting from "Jesus as Friend" by Salvador Canals in spiritualreading.co.za/authors/salvador-canals and "Practice of the Presence of God" by Brother Lawrence. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: "Hallway view of the Ég…

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 Ron…

December 17, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 2:1-14. Quoting from Pope Francis's Apostolic Letter, "Admirabile Signum" Point 2 in December 1, 2019 in www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco-lettera-ap_20191201_admirabile-signum.html. Reference: "St. Francis and the Story of the First Nativity Scene" in the Catholic New…

December 16, 2024. Gospel Passage: Matthew 21:23-27. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Photo Credit: “Taking a Selfie” by Cristina Zaragoza on Unsplash.Von Blessed Meditations

December 15, 2024. Gospel Passages: Luke 3:10-18; John 13:34-35; Luke 1:38. Also Zephaniah 3:14-18. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "The Baptism of Christ" by Antoine Coypel in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California (Wikimedia Commons).Von Blessed Meditations

December 14, 2024. Gospel Passage: Matthew 9:35—10:1, 5a,6-8. Also 1 Peter 5:2 (Ezekiel 34:1-24) and 1 Corinthians 3:1-9. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Christ Is Passing By" Point 80 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/80 and from "The Way" Points 781, 416, 961, 800, 804 in escriva.org/en/camino/781, escriva.org/en/camino/416, escriva.org/en/c…

December 13, 2024. Gospel Passages: Luke 3:1-6; Luke 2:7; John 3:30; Luke 1:45. Quoting St. Josemaría Escrivá in "Christ Is Passing By" Point 18 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/18 and St. John Henry Newman in "Watching" in www.cardinaljohnhenrynewman.com/watching. Meditation with Fr. John Agnew, guest priest from "Meditations in Manhattan" on …

December 12, 2024. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:39-47. Reference: "Nican Mopohua" on Our Lady of Guadalupe in web.archive.org/web/20071022042328/http://www.interlupe.com.mx/nican-e.html and "The Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe" in Vatican News dated December 11, 2018 in www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2018-12/our-lady-of-guadaloupe-feast-day-mexico-amer…

December 11, 2024. Gospel Passage: Matthew 11:28-30. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Jesus and his Disciples on the Sea of Galilee" by Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Oesterley based on an auction at Dorotheum (Wikimedia Commons).Von Blessed Meditations

December 10, 2024. Gospel Passages: Matthew 15:31-37, 29-30; Luke 2:15; John 6:25-27, 32-33. Quoting from "The Forge" point 69 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in escriva.org/en/forja/69 and from "The Mass in Slow Motion" by Ronald Knox in archive.org/details/massinslowmotion0000rona. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: …

December 9, 2024 for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:48. Quoting from the Apostolic Constitution "Ineffabilis Deus" by Pope Pius IX dated December 8, 1854 in https://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius09/p9ineff.htm and www.ewtn.com/catholicism/teachings/pius-ixs-ineffabilis-deus-defining-the-immaculate-conception-153 a…