Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

Christ’s gaze of compassion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does the Lord look at the world? How does He look at you and those around you? What does He want for us? What calls your attention about God’s love for us, about all He has done to unite us to himself?

What did Jesus mean by the Kingdom of God? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What impresses you the most in the words of Jesus? What strikes you in his gestures? What are the reactions and feelings you notice in the crowd around you? Is there anything the Lord is inspiring you to do, so that his kingdom may grow within you and around you?

How do we respond to God’s coming to our world? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How can you picture yourself thriving by using your talents for God’s kingdom? What are the fears or attachments that could keep you from attempting that?

Faith is about an encounter with the person of Jesus - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What led you to encounter Christ? What did you discover in that encounter? What changed in you as a result of coming to know him?

Why did John say he didn’t know Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How have you grown in knowledge of Christ and of yourself? What signs and situations helped you acquire both types of knowledge?

On accepting our mission and ourselves - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

How to receive God’s words and signs - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you see different signs of God converging in your life? In what ways would you say that the word of God has added depth to your life experience? How can you grow as a listener?

The invisible world entered our visible world - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. When did the glory of Christ shine at its brightest for you? What has that manifestation of God’s glory done in your life? What have you received from his fullness?

What Simeon and Anna have to teach us - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What strikes you in the fact that God has chosen messengers such as Anna to bring you such important news? What does it tell you about God and about your own faith journey? What does it imply for our relationship with the Church?

What the incident of Jesus getting lost in Jerusalem teaches us about the Holy Family - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click her e for today’s readings. What do you learn from this mysterious episode? What did it mean for Jesus to be obedient? How does your relationship with God sustain other relationships in your life?

The destructive nature of sin - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you find in yourself overreactions fueled by fears? Are you tempted to cling to something of this world as to a lesser god?

The virtue of charity in John the Apostle - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention in the style of charity that is exemplified in John the apostle? What is the Lord telling you through the interactions of Peter and John?

The trials of martyrs, a participation in Christ’s Passion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What’s been the spiritual fruit of going through trials and rejection? What does Jesus want you to learn from the testimony of martyrs?

“Today in the city of David a Savior has been born for you.” - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does the Christmas mystery tell you about the way God acts in our midst? What can make you more capable of perceiving his signs?

What prompted Zechariah to speak that way? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are those partial fulfillments of God’s promises in your life that enable you to anticipate the complete fulfilment of his promises? How has He already anticipated his promise of making you holy? How has the Lord purified your heart so that you can see his signs more clearly?

The trial of Zechariah - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In this meditation you can consider whether God has used some situations that threw you a bit off balance to purify your heart. What growth did the Lord intend for you? How is He using current trials to purify you? What is the freedom Jesus wants for you, so you can be ready to accept greater gifts from him?

What did Mary and Elizabeth focus on? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What stands out to you in the example of Mary and Elizabeth? What is your usual outlook on life? What do you focus on? What is God’s vision of what is taking place around you at this time? What would Mary or Elizabeth focus on if they were in your place?

The choice for joy – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Was Mary unassertive? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you find inspiring in her? In what way does God want Mary to be a good influence for you? What can you learn from her responses?

Readiness for demanding graces - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. With what aspect of your faith journey does this passage resonate? Have some opportunities and gifts from God placed some demand or constraints on you? How have you been led to grow because of those opportunities?

Why was Joseph left in the dark? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you seen these dynamics at work in your life? Are there situations in your life in which God is calling you to be faithful to the light that is available to you at this time? Has He purified your heart through different tests, so that you may be ready for the mission He has for you?

Is the genealogy of Jesus relevant to us? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Think of some of the factors that explain who you are: your story, your talents, your culture. How have those factors been assumed, purified and redeemed in your new life in Christ?

Do we have the authority to judge Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is there is any area in your heart in which you have accepted some inconsistency? Do you see the importance of trusting God’s authority? Have you seen, in your case or in the case of others, what life is like when there’s no guidance of any authority? How do things look different when the voice of Chris...

Human righteousness vs. life in the Holy Spirit - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you seen that difference between human righteousness and the gift of the Spirit? Why does the Lord want you to receive life in the Holy Spirit? What steps of human righteousness do you need to take now, to better prepare to receive that gift?

Was Elijah supposed to come back before Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think God sent someone in the spirit of Elijah to prepare his coming? Could anything be eclipsing the signs of God’s coming to us this Advent? What would the Lord want you to do in preparation?