Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

Jan 19 – Mk 2:23-28 / 2nd Tuesday in Ordinary Time 18.01.2021 2:54 ↓

An argument around the law of the sabbath

Jan 18 - Mk 2:18-22 / 2nd Monday in Ordinary Time 18.01.2021 3:12 ↓

On when and why fasting becomes important

Jan 17 - Jn 1:35-42 / 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 17.01.2021 3:17 ↓

The encounter of Jesus with the first disciples.

Jan 16 - Mk 2:13-17 / 1st Saturday in Ordinary Time 16.01.2021 2:58 ↓

The conversion of St. Matthew

Jan 15 - Mk 2:1-12 / 1st Friday in Ordinary Time 15.01.2021 3:23 ↓

Jesus and the paralytic: physical and spiritual healing.

Jan 14 - Mk 1:40-45 / 1st Thursday in Ordinary Time 13.01.2021 3:13 ↓

Why does Jesus warn the leper not to tell anything about his healing?

Jan 13 - Mk 1:29-39 / 1st Wednesday in Ordinary Time 13.01.2021 3:01 ↓

How did Jesus manage his time?

Jan 12 - Mk 1:21-28 / 1st Tuesday in Ordinary Time 11.01.2021 3:30 ↓

The spiritual authority of Christ

Jan 11 - Mk 1:14-20 / 1st Monday in Ordinary Time 10.01.2021 3:10 ↓

Jesus begins to proclaim the Kingdom of God and calls the first disciples.

Jan 10 - Mk 1:7-11 / Baptism of the Lord 10.01.2021 3:10 ↓

Have you experienced the power of the Holy Spirit, enabling you or others to live in a way that you didn’t think possible? How did you discover it? Imagine you enter the waters with Christ and you hear the affirming voice of the Father. Talk to the Lord about why you need that affirmation from him at this time.

Jan 9 - Jn 3:22-30 / Weekdays after Epiphany 09.01.2021 2:43 ↓

"He must increase; I must decrease.”

Jan 8 - Lk 5:12-16 / Weekdays after Epiphany 07.01.2021 3:17 ↓

The healing of the man with leprosy

Jan 7 - Lk 4:14-22 / Weekdays after Epiphany 07.01.2021 3:33 ↓

Jesus' preaching in the synagogue of Nazareth

Jan 6 - Mk 6:45-52 / Weekdays after Epiphany 06.01.2021 3:17 ↓

Jesus walking on the waters: (1) Is your own life rooted in prayer, in God? What is your heart centered on? (2) What storms come to mind, when you picture yourself with the disciples? Why would Jesus allow you to face those difficult moments? (3) Where have you seen the power of God? Have you seen him advance over situations that seemed like a dead end?

Jan 5 - Mk 6:34-44 / Weekdays after Epiphany 04.01.2021 3:23 ↓

The multiplication of the loaves of bread in the context of Christmas Season

Jan 4 – Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 04.01.2021 3:00 ↓

The beginning of the public ministry of Jesus.

Jan 3 - Mt 2:2-12 / Solemnity of the Epiphany 02.01.2021 3:02 ↓

Herod and the Magi. Do you see yourself thriving by using the potential and things you have for yourself? Or do you see yourself thriving by directing everything to God’s glory?

Jan 2 – Jn 1:19-28 / St. Basil and St. Gregory 02.01.2021 3:10 ↓

The mission of John the Baptist and our mission as Catholics in today's world.

Jan 1 - Lk 2:16-21 / Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 31.12.2020 3:12 ↓

The convergence of signs from God. How to be receptive to God's word.

Dec 31 – Jn 1:1-18 / The seventh day in the Octave of Christmas 31.12.2020 3:20 ↓

The prologue of the Gospel of John

Dec 30 – Lk 2:36-40 / The sixth day in the Octave of Christmas 29.12.2020 3:10 ↓

The prophetess Anna. Imagine you run into Anna and the Holy Family. What strikes you in the fact that God has chosen these messengers 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?

Dec 29 - Lk 2:22-35 / The fifth day in the Octave of Christmas 29.12.2020 3:30 ↓

The presentation of the child Jesus in the Temple.

Dec 28 – Mt 2:13-18 / Holy Innocents 27.12.2020 3:18 ↓

Christ's willingness to endure hardship

B – Lk 2:22-40 / Feast of the Holy Family 26.12.2020 3:17 ↓

Imagine a day in the life of the Holy Family. What elements strike you as good and uplifting? Is there anything there that you can replicate in your own life, or that you can prepare for in some way if it is something you cannot apply right now?

Dec 26 – Mt 10:17-22 / Feast of St. Stephen 25.12.2020 3:14 ↓

On the eloquence of heroic love. What is the key to the eloquence of the witness of that saint/martyr? Why do those witnesses have such influence? What is the Lord saying to you in situations in which you have faced some resistance to your faith? What does He want you to learn through them?