Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

The parable of the laborers of the last hour - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does Christ’s invitation to work in his vineyard mean for you? Do you experience it as a blessing or as a burden? What is the true motivation for serving him that Jesus wants you to find?

The spiritual danger of possessions - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there things you need to be more detached from? Think of situations in which being detached from material things has helped you grow spiritually. Have you experienced the grace of a higher love that helped you become more detached?

The calling of the rich young man - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Has your faith in Christ helped you grow in your sense of orientation, morally speaking? What has helped you, or could help you, discover the commandments as a path of freedom? Have you ever encountered Jesus, or someone who reflected Jesus to you, in such manner that you discovered a deeper way to live the com...

Why did Jesus say He didn’t come to bring peace but division? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there unnecessary conflicts in your life, conflicts that Jesus would want you to eliminate? On the other hand, are you avoiding tensions or conflicts that you shouldn’t avoid if you want to keep the fire of your mission and your identity alive in your heart?

Why is Jesus’ blessing of children significant? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why is this gesture of Jesus significant to you? What does Jesus want you to rediscover through it?

Mary’s inner freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you find striking about Mary’s words and actions in this gospel? What elements here lead you to think of Mary as someone who was ready for heaven, even as she walked this earth? What does the Lord want you to learn from her example?

On forgiving daily annoyances - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you experienced patient acceptance from God and from others? How are you reacting to the faults committed by those around you? What is the attitude Jesus would want you to develop in this regard?

How should we exercise fraternal correction? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Who am I responsible for? What am I doing for their spiritual well-being? Why has the Lord given the Church that authority? What did Jesus intend us to gain from it?

On spiritual infancy - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are the elements of a child’s heart that Jesus wants you to keep or recover? What is the Lord teaching you about true greatness and humility? Are there things you need to take more seriously, and others you may need to take with a grain of salt?

The mysterious payment of the Temple tax - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention in Christ’s character, as it comes through in these lines? Why do you think He acted the way He did? What was important to him? What is He trying to tell you, in the particular circumstances you are living through now?

“Where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are the things that constitute your treasure? What does it mean to be vigilant, in your particularcase? In what ways is the Lord inviting you to exercise your responsibility over others?

How are we to understand Jesus’ strong reaction against his generation? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus reacts so strongly in this gospel? I gave a few reasons, but you may reflect on this a bit more and come to your own conclusions. How would your life look and feel different if you had a deeper faith?

Why does Jesus insist on the cross if He brings good news? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you need to deny in yourself, or the cross you need to take up, in order to follow Jesus more closely? What would you gain if you took up that cross?

“You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.” - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What were those God-moments that enabled you to understand statements of faith in a different way? Why did Jesus want to give spiritual authority to the Church? And what is the significance of the Church in your faith journey? Have you experienced the challenge Simon underwent – having...

Why did Jesus show his glory to the disciples? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention about Christ’s transfiguration? What are the most significant moments of light that you’ve had in recent times? What did the Lord want you to discover through them?

Facing dangerous waters - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here fortoday’s readings. Reflecting on your own life, has the Lord pushed you cross through dangerous waters at times? How was it like? Did you discover God’s providence and grace, guiding you? How do you feel now about that experience?

Why did Jesus want the crowds to stay longer? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you admire in Jesus’ attitude in this passage? Have you been through situations in your life that resonate with this passage?

The dangers that stem from greed - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are you able to recognize when some requests or impulses are not compatible with your mission? Why do you think it can happen to us that things that cannot provide a true purpose for life may suddenly become all we aspire to? Were there moments in which the Lord led you to realize that you had to aim higher, tha...

A spiritual reading of the Baptist’s passion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Enter the soul of Herod in this meditation. Can you relate to the way in which he feels pressured to act in a way he doesn’t want to act? How so? Have you experienced the freedom that Christ can give you? What is that freedom like?

Why did people in Nazareth reject Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is the sin of envy keeping you from growing spiritually? Have you discovered this vertical element in your life and that of others: the action of the Holy Spirit? How has God assumed the natural qualities you have, while purifying them, and giving them a broader scope?

The parable of the net - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you read situations familiar to you in this image of the net gathering fish of every kind? What elements or situations you find yourself in require vigilance and purification, because they are not compatible with life in Christ? Which are those elements that Jesus wants you to assume and redirect toward the Father’s g...

The parables of the treasure and the pearl - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. When and how did you discover the reality of God’s kingdom as the highest value? What situations tempt you to look back?

What does it mean that Jesus is the resurrection and the life? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways have you seen people’s lives expand when they come close to Jesus? How has your own life expanded by walking with him? What stands out to you in the lifestyle of these three holy siblings? In what way is Jesus calling you to imitate them?

The mustard seed and the yeast - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How do these parables resonate with your own journey of faith? What were those small beginnings like? How did you grow from there? How is the Lord calling you to grow his kingdom where you are at right now?

How are we supposed to gain from prayer? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How is the Lord inviting you to renew your prayer, based on the Our Father? What fruits of prayer have you observed in seasons of perseverance? What are some of the elements that are comprised in the Father’s will for you?