Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

The healing of the blind beggar - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this story resonate with your own spiritual journey? What has the Lord enabled you to see more clearly? How does living for Christ feel different from living for yourself? How are you utilizing the talents that came to life in you with your conversion?

Did Jesus say that the end times would come in his generation? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are the signs of crisis you see in our times? How is Jesus encouraging you to read those signs through the gospel today? Have you experienced Christ’s words and friendship as a solid foundation for your life?

The parable of the judge and the widow - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do I really trust God’s character? Do I trust his goodness? In what way may the Lord be challenging me to expand my prayer? Or to be more perseverant? Has weariness entered my heart? Has lack of trust entered my heart? What should I say to the Lord?

Why is it difficult to think of the Second Coming as a reality? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. There will be a second coming. But also, your own passing from this life is like a small 2nd coming. Where is your heart and your security? What is the Lord asking of you, so that your life is grounded in Him?

Why does the Bible use the image of a kingdom? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How is it that the internal and external dimensions of the kingdom of God nurture each other? Can this gospel help you understand how the kingdom of God has entered your own life? How would Jesus want you to strengthen your belonging to his kingdom?

The healing of the ten lepers - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What new possibilities have you received by God’s grace in your life? In what ways receiving salvation has opened a door for you to know God? How have you taken advantage of that opportunity to know him and to serve him?

Why would Jesus say we are unprofitable servants? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this teaching apply to you? Do you think you could be tempted to some entitlement, or to forgetting the privilege it is to know Christ and serve him? Can you think of some saint or role model that embodies the right attitude toward God in this regard?

Could we be causing others to sin? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does your behavior impact others, for good or evil? Are there people who depend on you to find moral guidance? How would the Lord want you to respond to situations in which others around you are acting poorly? Have you seen how God’s grace can transform the hearts of people?

The greatness of the humble - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what aspects of life is the Lord encouraging you to walk before the Father’s gaze, like the widow? And then, in what aspects could pride pose a spiritual danger? What is driving you to do the things you do? How is the Lord encouraging you to grow?

Why did Jesus expel vendors from the Temple? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How is Jesus challenging you to purify your heart and your worship? How has He purified your worship already, by uniting you to his own sacrifice? Is anger a problem in your life? How is Jesus inviting you to purify the way you address wrongdoing?

Lessons on prudence from children of this world - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what instances do you see Jesus as a model of prudence? How could you apply these lessons to the prudential pursuit of good goals? In what ways is Jesus encouraging you to apply these elements of prudence, so as to grow in this virtue?

The parables of mercy - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How did Christ seek you out when you were lost? To whom is He sending you now? What’s the change of heart that needs to take place in you, so that you have the same interests Jesus has?

Could Jesus really be asking us to hate our families? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does it mean for you to give God the first place in your life? What are the fears that Jesus is inviting you to confront? Have you been able to persevere in spite of the opposition you’ve found around you? What fruits have come out of that perseverance?

The spiritual problem of acedia - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you recall your capacity to connect with God at a young age, if that happened? Did some experiences lead you to forget that joy? How was it rekindled in you? Are there activities, possessions, relationships, that may weaken your love for Christ, because of the way you live them out?

Why Jesus wants us to invite those who cannot repay - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you verified this spiritual law, that going beyond your comfort zone helps your love grow in quality? How is Jesus challenging you to love in a selfless way?

Why love is the center of the law - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What have been the most significant breakthroughs of love in your life? Is something keeping you from receiving love from God or from others? What would help you express your love for God and others more clearly?

What is the reason for purgatory? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you experienced the action of the Lord’s grace, drawing you to Christ, and purifying you at the same time? What are those aspects in you that are in need of purification? In what ways has Jesus already given you the beginnings of eternal life?

The saints as reflections of the heart of Christ - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Which of these beatitudes contains an invitation for you to imitate an aspect of Christ’s holiness? Is there a saint that you find especially inspiring? Which beatitude would you relate his or her life to? How does that saint illumine the meaning of that particular beatitude?

Christ’s purpose can only be grasped in a key of faith - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are you tempted to be less intentional in your faith because of fear? What spiritual dangers are you exposed to? What are the signs and prophets that God has sent your way? Have you experienced the consequences of not being faithful to God’s callings?

Will only a few people be saved? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does it mean for you to enter the narrow gate? What is the spiritual step that Jesus is encouraging you to take at this time? In what instances have you perceived that evil is a distortion of your real identity?

Why does the kingdom of God begin small? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are those small beginnings that drew you to Christ? Have you seen the kingdom of God grow in different places following the law of these parables? In what way is the Lord encouraging you to work on generating that small cell of the kingdom of God, that can then radiate and spread?

The weaving of grace and freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this text help you understand your own calling to be a disciple? Why didn’t Jesus make you invincible? What graces has He given you, and what is their purpose?

“Lord, I want to see.” - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. If Jesus presented that question to you, “What do you want me to do for you?”, what would you say? In what ways has Jesus enabled you to see yourself and to see life in a new way? What have been the consequences of receiving that vision?

The preparedness Jesus wants for us - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is my attention too focused on world events? What would Jesus bring to my attention if I complained about what is going on in society? How has He manifested his patience toward me? What kind of fruit is He hoping to find in me?

What does Jesus mean when He asks us to settle accounts with our opponent? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there situations in which you may be walking in some inconsistency? In what ways is the Lord inviting you to take a second look at the signs, the voice of conscience, his teaching, what others are saying?