Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society episodes

July 01, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 - 12th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:5-17
The healing of the centurion’s servant - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
What calls your attention in the heart of Christ? What kind of faith do you see in yourself? How does it compare to the faith of the centurion?
4 min
June 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 - 12th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:1-4
How can broken people live the law of the gospel? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
In seeking to live out the sermon of the mount, what obstacles and weaknesses do you find in you? How has the Lord already helped you bear those weaknesses? What do you ask him now? What does He ask of you now?
4 min
June 29, 2023 Jun 29, 2023 - Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul / Mt 16:13-19
The complementary charisms of Peter and Paul - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Why do you think Jesus decided to endow the Church with these different charisms and promises? In what ways has the Church illumined and sustained you in your faith journey?
4 min
June 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023 - 12th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:15-20
How are we to discern false prophets? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How can you grow in your ability to discern people’s moral character? Do you tend to err on the side of distrusting too much, or of trusting too quickly, or in an unqualified way? What attitude would the Lord want in you?
4 min
June 27, 2023 Jun 27, 2023 - 12th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:6, 12-14
Why the golden rule is not so simple - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
In your path of spiritual growth, have you noticed a shift in the kind of good things you want for others? Are there areas in which you already experience this law of growth in the spiritual life: that the road feels narrow in the beginning, and then it broadens? Why is Jesus pointing out these things to you today?
4 min
June 26, 2023 Jun 26, 2023 - 12th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:1-5
Why we should avoid judgment - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How would you want others to judge you? How could your judgment of others reflect that measure you’d want used for yourself? Are you working toward removing any blind spots in your moral vision?
4 min
June 25, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:26-33
Do not live in fear - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Is your life led primarily by fear, or by love? What are the fears that prevail in your heart? What could help you overcome fear? What fruits have you obtained when you’ve dared trample fear in your heart?
4 min
June 24, 2023 Jun 24, 2023 - Nativity of John the Baptist / Lk 1:57-66, 80
Why does God create interconnected stories? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Have you seen instances of God’s interventions in your life, or in stories you’ve heard or read about? What have you learned from those? What keys can you find in this passage about why such interventions can be missed, or misinterpreted, or, on the contrary, used in a good way?
4 min
June 23, 2023 Jun 23, 2023 - 11th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 6:19-23
The images of the treasure and the lamp - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How would you assess before the Lord your own relationship with possessions? Is there anything Jesus would encourage you to imitate in the way He looks at things?
4 min
June 22, 2023 Jun 22, 2023 - 11th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 6:7-15
The wisdom of the Lord’s Prayer - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Choose three petitions on which you may focus your meditation today. What is the wisdom they contain? Why do you need them? How can they help you grow in prayer?
4 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.…