Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

The washing of the disciples’ feet - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus chose this gesture to symbolize his life? What do you need to allow Jesus to purify in you?  What is most significant to you about Christ’s love? How is He asking you to imitate that love?

How could Judas betray Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What can you learn about the dynamics of sin in the story of Judas? What did Jesus do to address those growing roots of sin? Are there any tendencies or thoughts that Jesus would want you to address in your life, so as to stop the spread of sin in your soul?

Sins of weakness vs. deliberate sins - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What difference do you discover in this gospel between sins of weakness and deliberate sins? What strategies can you learn from Christ on how to fight these different kinds of temptation?

The anointing of Jesus in Bethany - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why does the Lord value actions like those of Mary? What generous gestures is the Lord inspiring you to offer him? When you feel resistance to those generous offerings, where does it come from? How can you unite your heart to the Passion of Christ in this Holy Week?

Why did Jesus enter Jerusalem as the Messiah? – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. This day calls for a choice. Which of the two crowds are you going to join? The crowd that admires and cheers Jesus the Messiah, entering our city? Or the crowd that is wary of him, that thinks there are better solutions to our problems and more important needs than the need for God?

Reactions to the resurrection of Lazarus - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you see yourself reflected in some of these reactions to the Lord’s miracles? Are the voices of fear rising above other important factors in your decisions? Is there anything that God is inviting you to do to manifest his light, even when that could be met with opposition?

How Jesus confronts human hardness of heart - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. When you hear Jesus responding in this way to those who didn’t trust him, can you imagine the Lord reasoning with you along similar lines? What would He say to you?

The roots of unbelief: a distorted idea of God - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What’s your experience of that life made of communion with the Father that Jesus speaks of? What are those distorted images of God that could tempt us to displace the living God from our hearts? How does the word of Christ provide a corrective for that temptation?

The mystery of God’s calling and human freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is the Lord teaching you through Mary’s vocation? What aspects of your own life have you come to know through callings that came to you from outside? In which cases would the Lord want your life to be more connected to him and to others, so as to overcome individualism?

The problem of reading Jesus in a political sense - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you find significant about Jesus’ revelation of who He is and about his coming from the Father? What may be blocking your capacity to listen to God? How can you break free?

How could Jesus be merciful without disregarding the Law? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what situations is the Lord calling you to exercise this compassion? How do you balance faithfulness and mercy? Imagine you are brought before the Lord by accusers. What are the charges they could bring up? How does Jesus respond to them? What does the Lord say to you?

What is the significance of the resurrection of Lazarus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How would you describe the new life that shines through in the person of Jesus? What is it like to partake in that life He brings? How would you respond to the grumbling voices? What does Jesus want you to gain through purification?

The battle that rages inside the soul - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you identify the voices that arise in your reason and in your sensibility in both camps, for Jesus and against him, for what He says and against what He says? How does the Holy Spirit argue with you, to bring you to side with Christ?

The attempt to explain who Jesus is in a human way - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there situations now in which Jesus is inviting you to act with courage, and yet, to do so shrewdly, with a strategy in mind? What aspects of your life – or in the life of believers – do you sense can only be explained as coming from God?

Why was Joseph left in his perplexity? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Does this passage resonate with events in your own life? Have you seen spiritual growth take place through times of uncertainty, not having the whole roadmap in your hands? Have you seen how fidelity to the light you have at a given time is rewarded by God’s confirmation later on?

How can Jesus be always at work? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How would you assess your daily activities, according to this gospel? When does your work feel alienating? And when do you sense you can do things in Christ, in keeping with your identity? To what extent are you doing things that give life to others? Are you radiating the light of Christ in the world, so that th...

“Do you want to be well?” - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What gifts have you received from Christ that enabled you to do better, but also led you to new responsibilities and new challenges? What are those challenges, and how are you responding to them? Have you been faithful to the salvation and the graces that the Lord has given you? Why is that faithfulness necessary to ke...

The transformation of a powerful man - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What changed this royal official? What was the inner process of coming to faith like? How did he see his own life before and after? How do you imagine his daily life being different? And how does this resonate with you? Why does Jesus want you to reflect on this today?

The light of faith as a contested gift – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has faith in Christ enabled you to see yourself and the world in a different light? What are some of the dilemmas and debates in your heart that hinge upon the question of who Jesus is? What step of faith is Jesus inviting you to take?

Pride, humility, and the standard of morality - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does pride manifest itself in my own heart? What is the Lord inviting me to do about it? What is the standard of morality that I normally apply to myself? What is unique and inspiring in Christ’s humility?

Why was the scribe asking Jesus about something he knew? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In this meditation think of the activities and projects that occupy most of your mental time. How are those connected with love of God and love of neighbor? What would Jesus encourage you to do, so that your capacity to love God and others may grow?

How Jesus exposes the strategies of the evil one - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you find in your thoughts, feelings, or reactions, any agreement with the lies and accusations of the Evil One? How could someone fall for those lies? What brings home to you the evidence of God’s goodness? In what ways is Jesus asking you to side with him more clearly?

Why does Jesus say He hadn’t come to abolish the Law? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you verify the benefit of good rules in your own life? Are there particular areas in which you don’t need many rules, because your heart has grown strong? Is the Lord encouraging you to go back to certain basic rules of Christian life?

Forgiveness as part of daily life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What would Jesus say to you on this topic of forgiveness? What are those daily annoyances that require you to be forgiving with those around you? What are the things on which others need to be patient with you?

Why did people of Nazareth reject Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Could any of the difficulties the people of Nazareth experienced when it came to accepting Christ reflect your own difficulties? What do you find inspiring in Jesus’ response to rejection, and what is He encouraging you to learn from him in this regard?