Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

By Fr. Lucas LabordeReligion & Spirituality Christianity

Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society episodes

July 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 - 17th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:31-35
The mustard seed and the yeast - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How do these parables resonate with your own journey of faith? What were those small beginnings like? How did you grow from there? How is the Lord calling you to grow his kingdom where you are at right now?
4 min
July 30, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:44-52
The hidden treasure and the pearl of great price – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How was your conversion? What did you discover under the surface of things that moved you to change your life? What elements remained, showing the continuity of God’s plan in your life?
4 min
July 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 - Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus / Jn 11:19-27
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?
4 min
July 27, 2023 Jul 28, 2023 - 16th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:18-23
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?
4 min
July 26, 2023 Jul 27, 2023 - 16th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:10-17
Why did Jesus teach the crowds only in parables? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
What could be keeping you from understanding the gospels more deeply? What steps in your faith journey enabled to you better understand Christ’s teachings? Why is it that you couldn’t get the kingdom of God before taking those steps?
4 min
July 25, 2023 Jul 26, 2023 - 16th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:1-9
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?
4 min
July 24, 2023 Jul 25, 2023 - Feast of St. James / Mt 20:20-28
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?
4 min
July 23, 2023 Jul 24, 2023 - 16th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 12:38-42
What does the sign of Jonah mean? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How are you receiving the signs that God has given you? What are those signs, the providential encounters, the transformed lives, the responses to prayer? And then think of Christ as the great sign. What calls your attention about the person of Jesus, about his words, teachings, and actions?
4 min
July 22, 2023 Jul 23, 2023 - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:24-30
The parable of the wheat and the weeds - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Do you see yourself reflected in the temptations of these servants? What does Jesus say to you in response to discouragement and impatience in the face of evil?
4 min
July 21, 2023 Jul 22, 2023 - Feast of St. Mary Magdalene / Jn 20:1-18
Fr. Joseph Piper - Click here for today's readings
3 min

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Reflections on the daily Gospel to help you prepare your morning meditation. The Saint John Society (www.socsj.org) is a society of priests in the Catholic Church, dedicated to the new evangelization.…