Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society episodes

May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023 - 7th Monday of Easter / Jn 16:29-33
Signs of spiritual growth - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Where are you in your spiritual journey? Can you identify some steps of growth you have taken? What is still lacking? Where is Jesus pointing next? Where do you get your identity from? How can you become more rooted in the Father?
4 min
May 21, 2023 May 21, 2023 - Ascension of the Lord / Mt 28:16-20
How could the apostles doubt when seeing Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Have you yourself experienced that mixture of awe and doubt? What is Jesus showing you by the fact that He entrusted his own mission to his apostles? What does that teach you about God, about you, and about his plan for your life?
4 min
May 20, 2023 May 20, 2023 - 6th Saturday of Easter / Jn 16:23b-28
What does it mean to pray in the name of Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Imagine in this meditation that Jesus is praying before the Father. What do you imagine him saying? How could your prayer become more Christ-like? What do you think would change in you if your outlook and intentions were more like those of Christ?
4 min
May 18, 2023 May 19, 2023 - 6th Friday of Easter / Jn 16:20-23
How to assess joy and sorrow in the spiritual life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
What have been some movements of joy and of sadness in recent times? What is the cause of those joys and sorrows? Is there something that Jesus wants to teach you through those movements in your heart?
4 min
May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023 - 6th Thursday of Easter / Jn 16:16-20
How can sadness become joy? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Is Jesus inviting you to imitate some aspect of his leadership? What would be some examples in your life in which the reason for your sadness turned into joy in the Spirit?
4 min
May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023 - 6th Wednesday of Easter / Jn 16:12-15
Why does God reveal things to us gradually? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
1. Think of how God has led you through gradual steps to a growth that you couldn’t have done all at once. 2. Think of ways in which the Holy Spirit
has led you to insights or discoveries that confirmed the truth of what Jesus teaches in the Gospel.
4 min
May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023 - 6th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 16:5-11
Moving from emotion to conviction - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Do you remember times in your life in which you acquired more solid convictions of faith? How did that change look like? How was the before and after? Is there any similar step that the Lord may have in store for you now?
4 min
May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 - 6th Monday of Easter / Jn 15:26 - 16:4a
How can persecutors see themselves as true worshippers? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Are you sensitive to the voice of the world in some area? Is there any reality of this world that at times may appear to be the highest good for you, instead of
the living God? How has the Lord strengthened your faith through the witness of the Holy Spirit?
4 min
May 14, 2023 May 14, 2023 - 6th Sunday of Easter / Jn 14:15-21
What does it mean to live in Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
What could help you better experience the commandments as an expression of love for Christ? Why do you think Jesus wanted to send the disciples another Advocate? What difference could the indwelling of God make in someone’s life?
4 min
May 13, 2023 May 13, 2023 - 5th Saturday of Easter / Jn 15:18-21
Why did Jesus tell the disciples that the world would hate them? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Why do you think you that need to hear this from Jesus today? In what ways does the voice of the world affect you? How is the Lord strengthening your faith, that you may not be overcome by the world?
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.…