Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

“Simon, do you love me?” - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How can you show Jesus your love for him? How could yourlove for him grow?

What does Jesus ask for when He prays for us? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does each of these gifts Jesus prayed for mean to you? What is keeping you from receiving them? How would your life look like if you received a greater portion of these gifts?

What does Jesus mean by asking that his disciples be consecrated? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has Jesus protected you and watched over you? How has the message of Christ transformed you and led you to live in a way that is distinctive? In what ways has the Lord consecrated you, that is, established you solidly in faith?

What did Jesus say when He prayed? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How would you like to summarize your life? Imagine Jesus speaking to the Father about you. What are the good things He says? What do you find most inspiring in the character of Jesus?

Signs of spiritual growth - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Where are you in your spiritual journey? Can you identify some steps of growth you have taken? What is still lacking? Where is Jesus pointing next? Where do you get your identity from? How can you become more rooted in the Father?

The parting words of Jesus - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are the things you have witnessed? What is the large context of your situation in life right now? When is it that you experienced the presence of Christ in your life most clearly? What were the fruits of that closeness with God?

What we can learn from Mary’s visitation - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What doors has the Lord opened for you, so that you get to share your faith journey with others? What traits do you find especially inspiring in Mary and Elizabeth? Is there anything in their character that the Lord is encouraging you to imitate?

How to assess joy and sorrow in the spiritual life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What have been some movements of joy and of sadness in recent times? What is the cause of those joys and sorrows? Is there something that Jesus wants to teach you through those movements in your heart?

How can sadness become joy? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is Jesus inviting you to imitate some aspect of his leadership? What would be some examples in your life in which the reason for your sadness turned into joy in the Spirit?

Why does God reveal things to us gradually? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Moving from emotion to conviction - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you remember times in your life in which you acquired more solid convictions of faith? How did that change look like? How was the before and after? Is there any similar step that the Lord may have in store for you now?

How can persecutors see themselves as true worshippers? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are you sensitive to the voice of the world in some area? Is there any reality of this world that at times may appear to be the highest good for you, instead of the living God? How has the Lord strengthened your faith through the witness of the Holy Spirit?

What does Jesus mean when He gives us his peace? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Does this gospel help you discover the sign of Christ’s peace in your life, as a peace that is different from the peace of the world? How is Jesus inviting you to live in his peace at this time?

Why did Jesus tell the disciples that the world would hate them? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think you that need to hear this from Jesus today? In what ways does the voice of the world affect you? How is the Lord strengthening your faith, that you may not be overcome by the world?

Jesus calls us to friendship with him - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has that life of Christ been manifested in you? Which of the elements mentioned here have expressed your experience of life in Christ?

Remaining in the love we have received - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways have you experienced Christ’s love? What does it mean for you to remain in that love? Have you been able to express a love that goes beyond your natural capacity for love?

Jesus is the vine, we are the branches - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you seen in this time the fruits that result from being united to Christ? Has the Lord done some pruning in your life, that you may bear more fruit?

What kind of peace does Christ want for the Church? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you identify moments in your life in which you lived in the peace of Christ and when you lived in the peace of the world? How were those different? What is preventing you from loving others, from following Christ’s voice right now? What are the fears He wants you to overcome?

How is our relationship with Christ connected with his commandments? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are some steps you took in your life that enabled you to receive Christ’s message? How has the thought of Christ and your love for him shaped your identity? How could it shape it even more?

How could Christ’s passion glorify the Father? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you find distinctive in Christ’s love for us? How is He inviting you to imitate that love? Have you seen that love of Christ in you or in others shine through dark moments, as it did at the time of Judas’ betrayal?

Can we know what God is like? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What have you come to know about the Father? What gestures and words of Jesus are especially luminous to you? What does the Father want you to pray for in the heart of Christ?

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What experiences have led you to discover Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life? How can you deepen that reliance on Christ, so as to find encouragement in him, and not just in human securities?

The spirituality of messengers - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What situations require humility of you, so as to stay committed to your post? Is Jesus inviting you to assimilate the message you bring by taking action in some way? Why do the advantages of sending human messengers outweigh the risks? Have you seen situations in which the fragility of the vessels highlights the...

Remaining in Christ’s love and friendship - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways has Jesus manifested his love for you? What is your perception of Christ’s commandments? Why is that? Is there anything that is keeping you from opening your heart to God in prayer?

Why did some not follow the Good Shepherd? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What elements in Christ’s description of his sheep do you recognize in yourself? Do you also find in yourself some of the attitudes of the authorities that Jesus confronts? How is the Lord inviting you to grow as a disciple?