Reflect, today, on your own response to God's mercy. Do you rejoice when others receive blessings, even if they seem undeserved? Or do you, like the older son, hold onto resentment? True mercy goes beyond what feels fair. It calls us to celebrate healing, restoration, and the boundless love of God.

Reflect, today, on your mission to bear good fruit for God's Kingdom. This can only be done by prayerfully discerning how He is calling you to act. Seek to follow His will so that everything you do brings Him glory and helps bring souls to salvation. 

Reflect today on your own desires. The world constantly tempts us with the pursuit of wealth, security, and luxury, making it easy to forget the greater purpose of life. Even those who have little can become consumed with longing for material things. Instead, let your greatest desire be love, love of God and love of neighbor. These are the only riches that last beyond this life, the ones that truly matter. 

Reflect, today, on Saint Joseph’s unique calling. Consider the sacrifices he made in his early years of marriage and in raising Jesus. Ponder his unwavering commitment to his family and his deep trust in God. Like Joseph, we are called to guard and nurture the presence of Christ in our hearts, our families, and the world. Ask for his intercession so that, like him, we may follow God’s will with faith and courage. 

Reflect, today, on the call to humility. If putting others first feels difficult, do it anyway. Choose to humble yourself before everyone you meet. Pay attention to their needs, listen to them, show compassion, and be willing to serve in whatever way you can. When you live this way, that deep longing for greatness within you will be fulfilled—not in worldly recognition, but in becoming who you were created to be. 

Reflect, today, on your own sins. Consider how destructive sin is and allow yourself to reject it wholeheartedly. As you seek God’s mercy, ask for the grace to share that mercy with others. The mercy you receive from Heaven must not stop with you, it must flow outward. When you extend God’s mercy to those around you, you will come to understand the true power of Christ’s teaching. 

Reflect, today, on Peter, James, and John, first asleep, then slowly awakening to the extraordinary moment before them. Consider Peter’s excitement and awe, and how that experience ultimately led him to help build the Church. Pray for the grace to follow their example, becoming fully awake to God’s presence in your life and sharing His glory with others. 

Reflect, today, upon this high calling of love and work to foster gratitude within your heart. The Lord wants to give you an incredible gift by loving all people with His heart, including those who tempt you to anger. Love them, see them as God's children, and allow God to draw you into the heights of perfection to which you are called.

Reflect, today, upon the person who comes to mind with whom you need to fully reconcile and rekindle a relationship of love. Pray for this grace, commit yourself to it, and look for opportunities to do so. Do it without reserve and you will never regret your decision.

Reflect, today, on how you pray. Do you approach God with trust, surrendering the outcome to His perfect will? Do you humbly accept that only He knows what is truly best for you? If so, then your prayer will always be answered, perhaps not in the way you expect, but always in the way that leads you closer to Him.