Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

Jesus calms the storm – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention about the rhythm of Christ’s life? What lesson do you draw from it? Has the Lord led you to face some storms, so that you could grow through that challenge?

The unexpected power of initial graces - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How were the beginnings of your faith journey? Where did you find refuge and encouragement? Do you verify in yourself this disproportion between the beginnings and the outcome? What are the stages the Lord led you through in your growth?

The images of the lamp and the measure - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings. How does Jesus intend that your light shine for others? Who are the people whose light, whose faith, love, example, have illumined your own path? What’s the measure you use to judge what you expect from others? Are you living up to those expectations yourself?

The parable of the sower - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you identify situations for each one of these soils in your life? Which is the prevalent one? What would the Lord ask of you, so that you can become good soil?

How did Jesus deal with family rejection? – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

The mystery of willful blindness – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Could stubbornness get the best of you in some moments? How is the Lord reasoning with you, so that you may always stay open to the light? How do you resist those who oppose you? And what would Jesus want you to learn from the way in which He confronted his accusers?

All Scripture points to Christ - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why would the Lord want to remind you that his inspirations and your diligent planning and efforts don’t exclude each other? Why do you think Jesus chose to use so many Old Testament elements as a platform for his message? Has the Lord manifested himself as your redeemer in some moment in your life? What instances...

The most unlikely convert - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How did these two factors - the grace of God and the assistance of the Church - combine in your own conversion, or in your own growth in the faith? When did you experience the signs of God’s intervention? When and how did the Lord refer you to the Church?

The task of calling and forming disciples - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has Jesus formed you? Who have been His human instruments in forming you in faith? He has called you to be with him. Are you nourishing this aspect of being with him? Where, to whom is He sending you?

How Jesus balanced an intense life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is the motivation that drives you to undertake the different responsibilities you have, or may have, in your career, family, or ministry? What are the boundaries that the Lord is inviting you to set, so as to guard that important balance that you need?

How Jesus handled hard situations - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention in these emotions we notice in Christ? How do these sentiments of Christ resonate with you? In what ways is He inviting you to imitate him?

Keeping the sabbath in perspective – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What would Jesus say to you? Would He encourage you to be more observant of Sunday as a day of rest? Would He say to you what He said to the Pharisees: don’t make one single principle absolute when you need to balance it out? How would Jesus encourage you to achieve a better balance in your life?

Why were the disciples not supposed to fast while Jesus was with them? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you experienced what the Apostles had at times, that Christ's presence is so luminous that fasting is not as necessary? What are the things you need to fast from, so as to reconnect with Jesus? Is Jesus inviting you to grow from an identity centered on disciplines a...

The sign at the wedding at Cana - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways does this miracle reflect the transformation that the Lord has done in your own heart, in your own community? How is He encouraging you to step out in faith and to start acting before you can taste and see?

The conversion of St. Matthew - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Miracles pointing to spiritual restoration - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has the grace of salvation you received shown in visible signs in your life? How are physical, relational, and spiritual healing connected in your experience?

Christ’s sacrificial ministry of healing – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is the Lord encouraging in you through Christ's example? What fears does He want to dispel? What aspect of your life is He illumining through his example?

Christ’s balance in the midst of intense activity - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What criteria and boundaries help you balance the many demands around you? How do you recover a clear sense of purpose when there are many things going on? What can you learn from Jesus in this passage?

Jesus’ authority over the powers of evil - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How is Jesus inviting you to trust in his guidance and authority? What are some of the lies of the evil one that you are exposed to at times? How does your life look like when you are guided by Christ? How does it look like when that’s not the case?

A new lifestyle and vocations as signs of the kingdom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this passage relate to the beginnings of the kingdom of God in your life? Do you notice these traits of the kingdom in your own calling and interactions in the community of faith? What would Jesus want to say to you through these reflections?

The Father’s affirming voice at Christ’s baptism - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you experienced the power of the Holy Spirit, enabling you or others to live in a way that you didn’t think possible? When and how did you discover it? Why you need the Father's affirmation from him at this time?

The temptation to become territorial - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does the message of this gospel resonate with you? Is any attachment becoming an obstacle to seeking what is ultimately most important?

Jesus came to heal us from our brokenness - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is there a situation in your life in which Jesus doesn’t want you to mirror back what you find around you, but to radiate his light? How has He manifested his healing and salvation in your life so far?

The identity and mission of the Messiah - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what way is the clarity Jesus had about his identity and mission significant to you? Why was it important for the Lord to explain to us the nature of his mission? What is the danger of misunderstanding what his mission was about, and why is there so much resistance to understanding it correctly?

Why did Jesus allow his disciples to struggle? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is your own life rooted in God? What is your heart centered on? What storms come to mind, when you picture yourself with the disciples? Why would Jesus allow you to face those difficult moments? Where have you seen the power of God? Have you seen him advance over situations that seemed like a dead...