Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

Christ's willingness to endure hardship

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?

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?

Imagine you come to the manger, and Mary hands the baby Jesus for you to hold. What is your prevalent feeling as you imagine this? What does the Christmas mystery tell you about the way God acts in our midst? What can make you more capable of perceiving his action?

Zechariah praises God - the Benedictus

God's voice and the voices of the culture.

Mary combines humility and great aspirations. How do you think the Lord wants you to blend humility and great aspirations in your own life? What could be the great dreams that God has for you? And what would it look like to remain humble, even in attaining those dreams?

The visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth.

The annunciation

On Zechariah's readiness for the mission God had for him.