Claim OwnershipDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
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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. Fr. Lucas Laborde and other priests in the DGM team started this podcast in 2019 to encourage Catholics around them in the daily practice of lectio divina, or meditation.
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How works of mercy fit in the spiritual life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what ways is the Lord asking you to practice works of mercy? How has the practice of works of mercy enriched other aspects of your spiritual life? How is the Lord challenging you to grow, maybe from callousness to fear, or from fear to perfect love?
The temptations of Jesus in the desert - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Which of these distortions do you detect behind the temptations you wrestle with? How is Jesus inviting you to unmask them and resist them? What step of faith is Jesus inviting you to take?
The unlikely conversion of Levi - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Can you imagine what those steps leading up to Matthew’s conversion were like? Can you find any resemblance with other cases you know, or with your own journey? Finally, what does this sudden conversion of Matthew inspire in you?
Why were the disciples not supposed to fast when Christ was with them? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have there been times in which you experienced God’s closeness or felt naturally inspired to do good things? Or have you also experienced times in which the good ideals and motivations you had for a time were eclipsed all of a sudden? Is there any particular area in which you sense that lack of traction toward the good today? What can you offer as a sacrifice in connection with that?
The contrast between spiritual and natural blessings - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you experienced the wisdom of this paradox, that in dying to yourself you find life? What leads you to trust Jesus, when He says something so radical and counterintuitive? Have you experienced the reverse of this: that in refusing to deny yourself, you didn’t find the abundance you were looking for?
Walking before the Father’s gaze - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What is the Lord encouraging you to do in these three areas? What needs to change in you, so that you can walk before the Father’s gaze?
What is the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Do you notice that the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod has, in some aspect, made its way into your soul? How would Jesus respond to those in your own circumstances? Could it happen that over-focusing on something you feel at fault about could make you miss other important lessons that Jesus wants to convey to you?
Why did Jesus refuse to argue or provide a sign to this group? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Do you find any areas of your soul that may adopt the attitude of the Pharisees? What is the step of faith and obedience Jesus is inviting you to take?
Jesus, the Living Law - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what ways are you inspired by what Jesus teaches? In what ways are you tempted to discouragement? Talk to the Lord about these things. What is Jesus inviting you to work on in your own heart?
Why did Jesus multiply the loaves of bread for that crowd? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you experienced that compassion of Jesus for you and for others? In what ways has Jesus invited you to enter his thoughts and sentiments? What are those loaves of bread and fish that you need to bring to the Lord, so that He can multiply them?
What does the healing of the deaf man represent? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What calls your attention in the steps Jesus followed to heal this man? Has the Lord healed you in your capacity to connect with others? Is there a relationship or area in your life that needs to be healed? What change would that require?
Why did Jesus respond that way to the Greek woman? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Has something like this ever happened to you: has the Lord purified you, before giving you something you wanted? Why does God act that way at times? Does it make sense to give certain gifts in the context of a relationship, but not when that context is missing? Can you verify this in your own journey?
Our circumstances don’t dictate who we become - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Are you giving too much weight to some circumstances? Are you allowing yourself to be simply carried away by some conditioning factors?
In what sense are human traditions wrong? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Why do you think it was important for Jesus to confront the Pharisees the way He did? What do you make of the fact that Jesus uncovered that, behind their strictness, the Pharisees weren’t really good observers of the Law? Have you incorporated habits that may be dissonant with the gospel in how you handle relationships, in the use of free time, in your concern for those in need, in the use of technology or money?
The connection between salvation and healing - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What wounds have you come to recognize in yourself? Have any lies derived from those wounds become a criterion of judgment? How does Jesus want you to cooperate in your healing process, by undoing the lies of sin, by cultivating wholesome attitudes? What attitude or gospel criterion do you need to “touch”, so to say, as an antidote to those wounds and lies?
Salt of the earth and light of the world - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Where have you seen that distinctiveness of Christ in your life experience? In what situations could you be tempted to hide the light? What fruit have you seen when you or others let their light shine?
How did Jesus manage such an intense life? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What is most needed in your life right now? Do you need to incorporate more rest, prayer, reflection, time for others? Or to be more disciplined in your activity? Or to connect your activities with your purpose in life?
Sin and the loss of freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you seen these dynamics of sin in your own life? Have you experienced the power it has to narrow down your choices and rob you of your freedom? How has Jesus set you free?
The instructions for the apostles’ mission - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What are the signs of authority that Jesus has given you to radiate his light? It could be your testimony, your faith, your love for Him, your peace, your eloquence. What have been the signs that drew you to Christ in the people that the Lord sent your way?
How come people in Nazareth didn’t believe in Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you seen someone go beyond what was naturally expected of them through the power of God? What is Jesus teaching you about the gift of faith? What is He teaching you about how to interact with those who do not yet share that same faith, and how to reach out to them?
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Greetings from Scotland. Many thanks for these series podcast. I hear them every day. They are s great complement for what I already hear in my parish (St. Sylvester's, Elgin). I think the man who talks, as I am, is a Spanish speaker. Saludos y bendiciones Raffaele Storino