Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

How to understand the cross - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does the Lord want to show you through the mystery of the cross? How could some trials become the occasion for God’s light to be manifested? What crosses have resulted from your faithfulness to Christ?

Can we just classify people into these two categories? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what aspects of your life do you see good fruits, stemming from the goodness of your heart? Have you seen the good movements of God’s grace in you become solid after acting on them? What areas of your heart may need to be brought in greater alignment with the direction Jesus has given to...

What is spiritual blindness about? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are some of your blind spots? How has Jesus helped you see more clearly in the past? What are some of the disciplines that help your vision remain unclouded?

Replicate the love you have received from God - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. When have you experienced God’s love in your life? Have you ever witnessed this kind of love in others, or even received it from someone you treated like an enemy? What are the steps that Jesus would encourage you to take to imitate this higher love?

The significance of the beatitudes and woes - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Where does your heart usually go? What are the things you think about the most? What does usually cause changes in your mood? What is it that you most admire in people who live by the beatitudes? What step could you take today to draw closer to that ideal?

Why did Jesus establish the Church? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention about this election of the Twelve? In what ways do you think that Jesus wants to shine his light through you? What would the Lord want you to do to be faithful to the mission He has for you in this life?

What we can learn from Jesus’ lineage - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you imagine what Jesus would have said to some of these patriarchs and ancestors as they went through difficult times? What will the Lord say to you one day when you both look back at your current situation? What are the good things that Jesus wants you to draw from the trials, the dreams, the expectati...

What did Jesus mean by saying we should “hate father and mother”? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus wants to make you aware of the challenges involved in being a disciple? Are you tempted at times to trade good conscience for security? What are some steps that Jesus would want you to take, so as to be strengthened for greater challenges?

Does the sabbath have significance for a Catholic? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How are you honoring the Lord’s day? How could you use it better? How should you set boundaries around the demands of work? How can Jesus’ interpretation of the law help you, in the way He teaches us to balance things, and to see them in their right proportion?

Why didn’t Jesus’ disciples pray and fast as much as others? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What would it feel like to walk with Christ? In what ways do you imagine that that interaction with him would resemble prayer and fasting? In what ways would it be different? How would that ongoing interaction with Christ accomplish the fruits of prayer and fasting even more intensely...

The calling of Simon - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this passage illumine your own encounter with Christ? Have you perceived in your own life how it is that knowledge of Christ and self-knowledge grow together? Have you seen the miraculous fruitfulness that takes place when you act at the Lord’s command? What’s the mission field Jesus has in mind for you?

How did Jesus manage his time? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How well are you balancing the different aspects of your life? Are there any destabilizing or intoxicating forces in your life, things that tend to take you off balance? What helps you regain your sense of purpose? How does Jesus’ example help you in this regard?

Do demons have faith? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention about Christ’s authority? Have you experienced the power of Christ’s authority in your own life, in how He has strengthened you or delivered you?

How could people of Nazareth reject Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does that battle of competing interpretations play out in your own case? What are the human factors that explain who you are? And then, what are those aspects of your life that you have discovered through faith, and can only be accounted for as a result of God’s power?

On pride and humility - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What manifestations of pride have you detected in your life in recent times? How is Jesus inviting you to grow in humility? How do you picture yourself loving in a more selfless way?

The parable of the talents - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What talents has the Lord entrusted you with? Can you reconnect with your passion for making those grow? What are the fears and obstacles you’ll have to overcome to multiply your talents?

On true greatness and freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What kind of ideal is Jesus presenting to you in the profile of this great prophet? Through this depiction of Herod’s life, is there something the Lord wants you to steer away from?

What does it take to lead others in the faith? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you sense you are accountable to the Lord and to others in the way you conduct yourself? Would you need to grow in the ways of faith, or in the ways of prudence? Who are the ones Jesus is asking you to watch over? How are you guiding them, and what is the proper food they need at this time?

The danger of mistaking the voices of society for conscience - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Am I giving in to this temptation to some extent, caring too much for how people view me, while neglecting how I am walking before God? Is my admiration for the saints consistent with my openness to the voice of God directed to me by the saints and prophets in my own time?

The capacity to look into our spiritual blind spots - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What aspect of Jesus’ character do you find especially inspiring, as it stands in contrast with a hypocritical attitude? What is the Lord inviting you to work on?

A twisted understanding of religion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you see any of these problems being a possible distortion of your faith life? When do those symptoms surface and why? What is the Lord saying to you in this regard?

Will only a few people be saved? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How is it that Jesus combines being merciful and demanding? Why do you think He needs to keep both elements together? How is Jesus inviting you to work in your own salvation? How have you grown stronger already? What do you still lack?

What does it mean we are not supposed to call anyone “father”? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. To what extent have good leaders been key in your own faith journey? Do you see situations in which you or others could be giving too much importance to those faith leaders, in a way that is not healthy or helpful? If you are responsible for others, are you exercising that responsib...

Why was the question on the greatest commandment a test? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How central is friendship with God to your own life? How would you assess your love for people around you? And where does that love spring from?

The parable of the wedding guests - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are the obstacles people need to overcome to respond to God’s call? What are some excuses that are used to justify our rebellion against God? How is Jesus asking you to respond?