Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

The link between love and sacrifice - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways has the Lord led you to die to yourself in your faith journey? What fruit have you experienced as a result of those deaths? What is the fruitfulness you see in the lives of Christ and the saints, and how is that connected to their capacity for sacrifice?

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 was Jesus so stern with the Canaanite woman? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus subjected the woman to this test? Has God tested your heart at times? What were the outcomes of those tests?

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?

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? Talk to him about this. Have you been through situations in your life that resonate with this passage?

Jesus is the bread of life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is it like to seek God as a means to implementing our own vision of life? How is that different from following Christ’s vision? Is there an area in which Jesus is inviting you to have faith in him, to trust in his path for you? How has Jesus’ life become your bread, that is, your inspiration and your strength?

A spiritual reading of the Baptist’s passion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you relate to the way in which Herod felt pressured to act in a way he didn’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?

Can evil be completely eradicated? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What could constitute the opposite danger of being too indecisive or slow in fighting evil? Because we cannot let the bad ones solidify and take root and become permanent dispositions in us either. Why do you think Jesus expressed such finality in the separation between good and evil in this explanation?

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 miracle of the multiplication of the loaves - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention in the words and actions of Jesus in this passage? What was He expecting from his disciples and from the crowd? What is the Lord telling you through this text?

The parable of the wheat and the weeds - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

The hardened soil and the good soil - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you have experience of these things? What words has the Lord sown in you in recent times? Was there a time in which, looking back, it feels like your soul was hardened, unable to relate to the word of God? What changed things for you? What signs of the good soil do you find in yourself?

Why Jesus did not completely reject the request of James and John - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is the kind of greatness you are looking for? Are you allowing your heart to dream of great things? Or are you completely dominated by discouragement and self-doubt? How has Jesus guided you by providing a better scope for your desires and dreams?

The parable of the sower - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there graces that God is asking you to be open to, or to protect to a greater degree? What makes the soil of your heart change from one type to another?

On the kinship generated by faith - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How have your relationships shifted and expanded as you began to live in Christ? Who are those brothers and sisters you received through faith? In what ways are you called to be responsible for them?

Why did Jesus ask Mary not to hold on to him? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What elements in this encounter with Christ reflect your own spiritual condition? What do you seek most passionately? If Jesus said to you: “Do not hold on to me,” what would that refer to? What has led you, in different moments, to recognize Christ’s presence and voice?

The balance between activity and rest - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What signs help you recognize that you need time to rest, pray, or visit with family and friends? Is the Lord inviting you to do something in this regard? How do you balance the different demands in your life? What light can you draw from Christ’s example on how to achieve that balance?

The key of Christ’s resilience against criticism - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How do you respond to challenging situations? What is the fruit of countering evil with goodness? When you find yourself in some trial, what would Jesus want you to focus on?

Why does Jesus claim to be Lord of the sabbath? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Could we be placing discipline and sacrifice and efficiency above love of God and others? Are there situations in your life that resonate with this one? On which aspect of the commandments do you need to focus: the sacrificial, discipline aspect, or the core aspect of seeking God and loving others...

How can we find rest bearing Christ’s yoke? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What makes you feel weary and burdened? What is the yoke Jesus is inviting you to take upon yourself? In what way can you come to Jesus today? What does He want you to learn from his heart?

Why only the childlike receive the Son’s revelation - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is the source of your identity and your joy? What have you received from Christ? Are there areas of your life in which you still choose to rely on your own wisdom, more than on God’s?