{"id":200817,"date":"2026-06-20T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=200817&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=200817"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:27:34","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-june-21-june-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-june-21-june-28-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: June 21 &#8211; June 28, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"200817\" class=\"elementor elementor-200817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0edc00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0edc00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7167d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7167d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e542d3a animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e542d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEEKLY DIGEST OF rc<br><b>DAILY MEDITATIONS<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week June 21 - June 28, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c48768 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c48768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed2187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#sunday\">Sunday, June 21, 2026 \u2013 More Than Many Sparrows<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, June 22, 2026 \u2013 Am I Judging?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, June 23, 2026 \u2013 Tough Love<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, June 24, 2026 \u2013 God Is Gracious<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, June 25, 2026 \u2013 Built to Last<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, June 26, 2026 \u2013 More Than a Crowd<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, June 27, 2026 \u2013 What Amazes Jesus<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, June 28, 2026 \u2013 The Right Reward<br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e368a6\" 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21, 2026 - More Than Many Sparrows\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2913233\/\">June 21, 2026 &#8211; More Than Many Sparrows | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e776596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e776596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2543b25 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2543b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ecf85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59ecf85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew 10:26-33<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to the Twelve: \u201cFear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father\u2019s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Today is your day, Lord. I want to live it with you and in a way that will please you. Thank you for giving me the gift of faith, the gift of prayer, the gift of your sacred Scriptures. Thank you for not giving up on me. Thank you for always thinking of me and being with me. I offer you this time together as a sign of my love for you and my desire to give you glory through all that I do and say. Open my mind and heart, Lord, to receive the grace you wish to give me today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Dealing With Fear: <\/strong>Jesus is preparing his twelve Apostles for their mission of building his Church and spreading his Gospel. In today\u2019s portion of the Gospel, he is preparing them for the times they will feel inadequate or weak, and the times they will suffer misunderstanding, intimidation, and persecution. We have all experienced fear and uncertainty in situations like that. Jesus knows his twelve Apostles, and all of his disciples throughout history, will experience that same fear and uncertainty at times. And so he instructs us about how to deal with that. He tells us not to give in to that fear, never to give into the temptation of discouragement, for one very simple reason: We are cared for and watched over by our heavenly Father. Nothing in the world happens without his knowledge and permission, not even the apparently insignificant activities of little sparrows. And so, if we are engaged in doing his work, we can rest assured that he will guard and bless us. He wants us to trust in him unflinchingly, unhesitatingly. \u201cEven all the hairs of your head are counted,\u201d he reminds us, as if to say that absolutely nothing about our lives is unimportant to the Lord. How firmly do I believe this truth about God and his interest in my life? What impact does this truth have on how I respond to situations that stir up feelings of fear and uncertainty?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Partners With Christ: <\/strong>Jesus didn\u2019t have to make us partners in redeeming the world. He could have done it all himself. But he did make us partners. \u201cWhat I say to you in darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.\u201d We receive the truth and wisdom of Christ; it penetrates our hearts; it works on our souls in mysterious ways\u2014and what we receive from him we are called to boldly share with others. \u201cEveryone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.\u201d Jesus is encouraging us to be his witnesses, not to be ashamed of being Christians, of believing in what he revealed to us, of building up his Kingdom rather than just the passing kingdoms of this world. We are his missionaries, his ambassadors. Every Christian, simply by virtue of being a Christian, is called and equipped to bring Christ to others. In spite of insults and intimidations, we are called to continue to proclaim the Gospel, not only in how we live our lives, but also in our words, by telling people about Jesus and inviting them to come and follow him. Whenever we feel inadequate for such a lofty mission, we have a golden opportunity to glorify God by courageously trusting in him regardless of our fears: \u201cSo do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.\u201d How courageous a Christian am I? In what ways is Jesus inviting me to proclaim the Gospel from the housetops?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>An Eternal Perspective:<\/strong> Jesus never seems to get tired of reminding us to keep an eternal perspective on things. \u201cDo not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.\u201d Earth is not our final destination. Life in this world is a preparation for eternal life. We have a mission and an adventure to live out for a few years here below, and then, when our mission is done and our souls are ready, Jesus calls us home to the Father\u2019s house in heaven. This truth, repeated over and over again by Jesus in so many ways throughout the Gospels, can be a source of great strength, and joy, and peace for us, <em>if we let it really sink in to our hearts and minds. <\/em>John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople in the fourth century under very powerful and very corrupt emperors, was exiled multiple times because he refused to compromise his preaching of the Gospel. In a sermon given during times of trouble and persecution, he powerfully expressed this connection between keeping an eternal perspective and having peace and courage in the midst of trials: \u201cThe waters have risen and severe storms are upon us, but we do not fear drowning, for we stand firmly upon a rock. Let the sea rage, it cannot break the rock. Let the waves rise, they cannot sink the boat of Jesus. What are we to fear? Death? <em>Life to me means Christ, and death is gain<\/em>. Exile? <em>The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord<\/em>. The confiscation of goods? <em>We brought nothing into this world, and we shall surely take nothing from it<\/em>. I have only contempt for the world\u2019s threats, I find its blessings laughable. I have no fear of poverty, no desire for wealth. I am not afraid of death nor do I long to live, except for your good. I concentrate therefore on the present situation, and I urge you, my friends, to have confidence.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord, when I am able to quiet my thoughts enough to see what is really in my heart, I have to admit that I don\u2019t find as much confidence in you as I would like to have. It is hard for me to believe, fully and deeply, that you really care even about how many hairs are on my head. It is hard for me to accept what you have revealed about how constantly and lovingly you think of me. It is hard for me to hope in the power of your grace working through me when I am so familiar with my own weaknesses and failures. Lord Jesus, I want to be your ambassador, your witness, your soldier\u2014but I need your grace to take even the smallest step forward! Please increase my faith. Please reveal your goodness and your love to my heart in a new and deeper way today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will visit a cemetery to pray for the dead and also to try and nourish in my own mind and heart the life-giving perspective of eternity that you presented to me in today\u2019s Gospel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/a-cure-for-discouragement-a-retreat-guide-for-easter\/\"><em>A Cure for Discouragement: A Retreat Guide for Easter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fr. John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rcspirituality.org\/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank\">RCSpirituality.org<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48489d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"48489d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d0529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79d0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 22, 2026 \u2013 Am I Judging?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2446b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2446b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-22-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-22-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-22-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-22-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200786 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-22-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-22-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200786\" alt=\"26-06-22-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-22-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-22-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-22-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8061297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8061297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2923566?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"June 22, 2026 - Am I Judging?\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2923566\/\">June 22, 2026 &#8211; Am I Judging? | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f06d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f06d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8012d4 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b8012d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p>Matthew 7:1-5<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to his disciples: \u201cStop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother\u2019s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, \u2018Let me remove that splinter from your eye,\u2019 while the wooden beam is in your eye? You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother\u2019s eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> You are here with me right now, Lord. You are thinking of me. You have something you want to give me today, something you want to teach me, something you want me to do. I turn the attention of my heart to you. Please help me hear your voice. Help me discover the gift you want to give me today. Help me be your faithful companion and get to know you better. May your name be praised in my heart and my life, O Lord!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Seeing Versus Judging<\/strong>: It is very, very easy to misinterpret Jesus\u2019 injunction in today\u2019s Gospel to \u201cStop judging, that you may not be judged.\u201d A superficial reading of this passage can make us think that we are supposed to be blind to the faults and failings of those around us. When we try to act like that, as if we simply don\u2019t <em>see<\/em> the shortcomings or sins of other people, we set ourselves an impossible task. People sin. People make mistakes. People do stupid and bothersome things. To <em>pretend<\/em> that we don\u2019t notice those things is to shut ourselves off from reality. And that is never a good idea. Jesus is not telling us, \u201cStop noticing things; don\u2019t look at reality.\u201d Not at all! Rather, Jesus is telling us to stop <em>judging<\/em> our neighbor for the things they do. We can certainly condemn sin and point out the destructive nature of certain behaviors. But we can never pretend to understand fully why someone sins. We can never know the full story of a human heart. We don\u2019t know the wounds, the scars, the blindspots, and the countless other factors that go together to lead someone to make a particular choice. Only God can fathom the almost infinite depths and complexities of a human heart. And yet, ever since original sin, we have had a strong tendency to want to act as if we are God. We love pretending that we know the whole story behind someone\u2019s sin. We love putting people in boxes, labeling them, and thus elevating ourselves above them (at least in our own minds). These are diabolical tendencies of our fallen nature. When we give in to them, we reject the call to build Christ\u2019s Kingdom and to let him be King. And when we do that, we separate ourselves from him. That\u2019s a bad idea. Because when we put ourselves on the judgment seat, we distance ourselves from God\u2019s mercy.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Spiritual Shake-Up:<\/strong> The contrast between a splinter in our brother\u2019s eye and a wooden beam in our own eyes is one of the most vivid comparisons in the Gospels. Jesus needed a vivid comparison in order to wake us up to this point. For us fallen human beings living in a fallen world, it is second nature to think and speak badly of other people. We do it so often and so easily that we don\u2019t even know we are doing it most of the time. But to step back and reflect on <em>our own<\/em> lives and faults and failings\u2014that is much harder for us to do. And yet, unless we do that, we simply cannot see the truth of other people. Our own wounds and blindspots make it impossible for us to see other people as God sees them. We must learn to know ourselves, to truly understand our unique personality, our prejudices, our talents, our weak points, our strengths, the hidden fears at work underneath our more obvious motivations. Even the pre-Christian Greek philosophers understood the importance of this deep, thorough self-knowledge for growth in wisdom\u2014thus the ancient motto, <em>know thyself. <\/em>We will never have peace in our hearts if we don\u2019t grow in self-knowledge and learn to manage our strong tendency to be judgmental towards others. We cannot live our lives in the light if a wooden beam is stuck in our eyes. Jesus uses striking language in this part of the Sermon on the Mount, because we need to be shaken up in order to shake off this ingrained habit of thinking and speaking judgmentally of other people. We must learn to be like Christ; we must learn to love every sinner, starting with ourselves, even while we hate every sin.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Measuring Up:<\/strong> Jesus promises that \u201cthe measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.\u201d This provides us with an unbelievable opportunity. If we decide (and we do have the freedom to make these kinds of decisions) to measure out to others an abundance of kindness, forgiveness, generosity, care, concern, sincere interest, appreciation, and patience, then Jesus promises we will receive the same. Jesus is fair. He invented fairness. He knows that fairness requires correcting those who treat others unfairly and ungenerously. And he also knows that fairness requires rewarding those who do what is right and good. He wants us to experience the rewards that come from living life as it is meant to be lived\u2014the reward of \u201cblessedness\u201d as he pointed out at the very beginning of his Sermon on the Mount. All his teaching is designed to enlighten and strengthen us to live life well, so that we can experience the blessedness we long for, the blessedness we were created for. If I were to die today and go before the throne of Jesus, what \u201cmeasure\u201d would he have to use for me?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ<\/strong>: You know my heart, Lord. You know how hard it is for me to see people as you see them. I am so quick to judge, to demean, to dismiss, to mock, to belittle, to reject, to resent. I thank you for not being that way with me. I thank you for your patience, your mercy, your goodness towards me. You always give me another chance. You always believe in me. You never give up on me. Teach me, Lord, to know just how broken I am, so that I be truly amazed at the depths of your goodness\u2014so amazed that I fall into those depths and learn to be more like you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will make a conscious effort to understand someone who rubs me the wrong way or upsets me. I will consciously postpone judging that person, in order to create space for you to teach me how to see others as you see them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Short Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yIeWOF52zKA\">Christlike Love in Our Words<\/a> (conference from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/teacher-and-lord-a-lenten-retreat-guide-on-the-last-supper\/\"><em>Teacher and Lord<\/em><\/a> do-it-yourself Retreat Guide)<\/p>\n<p>Fr John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd8cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tuesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06dc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06dc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 23, 2026 \u2013 Tough Love<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587390a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-23-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-23-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-23-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-23-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200768 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-23-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-23-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200768\" alt=\"26-06-23-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-23-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-23-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-23-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee52e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dee52e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2923575?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"June 23, 2026 - Tough Love\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2923575\/\">June 23, 2026 &#8211; Tough Love | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3bae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be3bae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4556 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a8d4556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e641a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e641a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew 7:6, 12-14<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to his disciples: \u201cDo not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces.\u00a0Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the Law and the Prophets. Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Dear Lord, I believe in you, in your goodness and your interest in me. I am coming into your presence right now full of a desire to know you better, to praise you, and to receive whatever grace you want to give me today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Christian Creativity: <\/strong>When Jesus commands us to \u201cdo to others whatever you would have them do to you,\u201d he is enhancing a commandment in use among other rabbis during his lifetime. The other version said, \u201cDo not do to others what you would not like them to do to you.\u201d The common version uses the negative\u2014\u201cdo not do\u201d\u2014and Jesus uses the positive: \u201cdo.\u201d The underlying sentiment in both versions is the same: Other people, every other person, is worthy of my respect and consideration. I cannot treat other people as if they were less important or less worthy than myself. I must see others as brothers and sisters, as fellow human beings and companions who share my same dignity. And the way I treat them must flow from that realization. This is the underlying sentiment in both versions of the Golden Rule. But Jesus\u2019 positive version adds a dimension absent in the negative version. When we \u201cdo to others whatever you would have them do to you,\u201d we keep our eyes open for opportunities to serve, encourage, and support. We actually seek opportunities to make a positive impact on the lives of others. The negative version is more limited, encouraging us to avoid causing others damage or putting obstacles in their path. The positive version actually includes the negative version, but not vice versa. Jesus is inviting us not only to avoid causing problems, but to be creative contributors to the world around us, to the people we encounter, live with, and work with. This is an essential element in our Christian identity. Wherever a true Christian can be found, the world and the lives of others will be better because of that Christian\u2019s presence. Love is always looking for ways to build up, help, serve, improve, and beautify. If every Christian simply lived this one commandment to the full, imagine how different the world would be. How fully am I living it?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christ\u2019s Challenge:<\/strong> Jesus tells us that the road that leads to life is constricted, the gate that leads to life is narrow, whereas the path leading to destruction is wide and popular. In this one comparison he gives us a sketch of life in a fallen world. The default position of our fallen human nature is contrary to our true good. In other words, it is easier for us to fall into self-centeredness, self-indulgence, self-pity, and self-absorption than it is for us to live with generosity, courage, kindness, charity, and creativity. This is the real core of what is often referred to as \u201cspiritual warfare.\u201d A battle rages within us. Our tendencies to sin pull us in one direction, while our faith invites us to travel in another direction. It is hard to accept faith\u2019s invitation and curb our worldly desires. It would be easier to give in to those worldly desires\u2014they seem so easy, they promise a quick satisfaction, and everyone else is doing it anyway. That\u2019s the wide gate that leads us towards the frustration of our real calling. Choosing to follow the invitation of our faith\u2014entering in by the narrow gate\u2014means, at times, going against popular trends and fads, delaying the gratification of some of our desires, and just plain working hard to do what is right and good. Jesus knows that his way can be hard. But he encourages us to follow it anyway. He believes in us. He knows that he made our hearts to find their fulfillment\u2014the fullness of life\u2014in our relationship with him, in obeying the commandments that reveal the authentic requirements of our human nature. How willing am I to battle against the destructive tendencies of my human nature in order to nourish and release the full potential of the life within me? Jesus wants me to be willing, and he will help me. I just have to decide.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sagacious Disciples:<\/strong> When Jesus warns us about the danger of giving our pearls to swine, he is teaching to be Christian realists. Jesus understands better than any of us just how broken our world is, just how fallen our human nature is. He knows that it is not enough for us simply to want to do good, to be a positive influence in the world. No, we also have to learn <em>how<\/em> to do that. We have to learn to be sagacious about choosing the right time, place, and manner for sharing with others the pearls of truth and grace we have received from the Lord. When a space capsule reenters the earth\u2019s atmosphere, it has to do so at just the right angle and speed. Otherwise, it may bounce off the atmosphere and drift irretrievably back into space. Or it may enter too sharply and incinerate completely, instead of navigating toward a safe landing. It is similar with our attempts to share with others the Good News and the wisdom of Jesus Christ through our words and deeds. The right word spoken at the wrong time can worsen situations rather than improving them. A good deed done with the right intention but in the wrong circumstances can actually cause damage instead of promoting healing. In a certain sense, this fallen world is like a battlefield strewn with landmines. Jesus wants us to learn to identify where those mines are hidden and develop the ability to avoid setting them off. This doesn\u2019t need to make us timid\u2014after all, he also instructed us to shout from the rooftops what the Lord whispers to our hearts\u2014but Jesus wants it to help make us wise and discerning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Your teaching challenges me, Lord. I don\u2019t always feel like doing to others what I would want them to do to me. I don\u2019t always feel like following the narrow path through the narrow gate. I don\u2019t always feel like taking time to reflect and discern about how I should behave. But here you are, teaching me that it is well worth it to do all those things, even if at times I don\u2019t feel like it. I want to trust you, Lord, and to follow your teachings, <em>these <\/em>teachings. I want to be your faithful disciple, so that my life can bear fruit and bring me the fulfillment I yearn for. But I need your help, Lord. Grant me your grace, Lord: light to know what you want me to do, and strength to carry it out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will go out of my comfort zone in order to do something for someone else that can help them. Afterwards, I will spend some time in prayer, talking with you about what it felt like and what I learned from it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-complete-christian-a-retreat-guide-on-the-calling-of-the-twelve-apostles\/\">The Complete Christian: A Retreat Guide on the Calling of the Twelve Apostles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fr John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b2c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af43373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af43373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wednesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d20da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4b06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 24, 2026 \u2013 God Is Gracious<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e21f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-24-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-24-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-24-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-24-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200769 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-24-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-24-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200769\" alt=\"26-06-24-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-24-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-24-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-24-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33c8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d33c8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2923580?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"June 24, 2026 - God Is Gracious\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, \u201cNo. He will be called John.\u201d But they answered her, \u201cThere is no one among your relatives who has this name.\u201d So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called. He asked for a tablet and wrote, \u201cJohn is his name,\u201d and all were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God. Then fear came upon all their neighbors, and all these matters were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea. All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, \u201cWhat, then, will this child be?\u201d For surely the hand of the Lord was with him. The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation to Israel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>I come to you today wanting to hear your voice, but knowing that at times other voices seem to drown you out. I come to you wanting to follow where you lead me, but knowing that I am easily tempted to go down other paths. I come to you seeking true wisdom and courage, knowing full well that I often do foolish things and turn away from golden spiritual opportunities. I am a bundle of contradictions. I place myself in your presence and humbly ask you, Lord, to teach me and heal me. You promised that everyone who searches will find; I am searching, Lord, please help me to find in you all that I am looking for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The Precursor:<\/strong> John the Baptist was the precursor to Jesus, the one sent to prepare the way for Jesus. He bridges the Old Testament and the New Testament. He is in a sense the fulfillment of the long tradition of patriarchs and prophets, and in another sense the first evangelist. His conception was announced miraculously to Zechariah in the Temple, and signs and wonders accompanied his birth in today\u2019s Gospel. Zechariah was struck dumb when he doubted the angel\u2019s message nine months earlier, but now he shows his repentance and renewed faith by freely choosing the prophesied name for his son\u2014John\u2014contrary to all custom and propriety. Why so much attention on the precursor, the one who would prepare the way for Jesus? It\u2019s because God really wants us to recognize and accept Jesus Christ in our lives. At the time of the incarnation, he sent John the Baptist to open the hearts and minds of the Jewish people so that they would have a better chance of accepting Jesus. God still does this in our lives. He prepares us to receive the graces he wants us to experience. He is still the Lord of history, and that means he is the Lord of our own personal histories. Everything he does or permits in our lives has one goal: to bring us closer to Christ, and thus closer to the fullness of life that we yearn for. Who or what are the John the Baptists in my life? What are they saying to me? How am I responding?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Fruits of Courage:<\/strong> Elizabeth and Zechariah had to go against custom, risking the misunderstanding of their relatives and neighbors, in order to be faithful to what God was asking of them. The angel had told Zechariah that the promised child should be named John\u2014 which means \u201cGod is gracious.\u201d But Jewish custom and tradition required parents to name their children according to names already present in the family tree (naming them after the father or mother, the grandfather or grandmother, or some other worthy relative). At the time of Christ, Jewish social customs and traditions were especially important, because their country was being occupied by a foreign invader, the Romans. Preserving their cultural identity depended upon preserving their customs. Contradicting this custom, therefore, meant taking a major social risk for Zechariah and Elizabeth; it meant exposing themselves to possible isolation, stigma, and rejection. But in this case they knew for certain what God was asking them. Together, they acted courageously and obeyed the Lord\u2019s will. And the result was magnificent: healing for Zechariah and spiritual enlightenment for the people of Israel. We are often faced with the same predicament. God often invites us, through his commandments, through Church teaching, or simply through insistent inspirations given to us in the quiet of our hearts and prudently confirmed by good advice, to go against other people\u2019s expectations. When we are faced with those challenges, we can ask St. Elizabeth and St. Zechariah to pray for us to find the courage they found, so as to enjoy in our lives the magnificent fruits of courageous obedience they experienced in theirs.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>John the Baptist and Me: <\/strong>The history of Christian spirituality sees in St. John the Baptist, whose birthday is commemorated in today\u2019s liturgy, a model for each one of us. He announced Christ\u2019s coming, pointed out Christ to those who didn\u2019t know or recognize him, and explained the meaning of Christ\u2019s identity and mission to those who didn\u2019t understand. In art, he is most often depicted pointing away from himself toward Jesus. This is, in a sense, every Christian\u2019s mission. Each one of us was, like John the Baptist, created directly by God and given a unique personality and genius. Then, when we were baptized, we were made partners with Christ in making his Kingdom present in this world, in spreading the Gospel to our little corner of the globe. We do this with our words, but also with the example of our lives and the deeds and works we perform. All that we are and all that we do can be, in a sense, a pointing toward Christ, a unique revelation of God\u2019s goodness and love, an invitation to follow Jesus\u2019 path to a more abundant life (cf. Jn 10:10). And the amazing thing is, the more we live our lives aware of and faithful to this calling, the more we ourselves will experience that very abundance of life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Thank you, Lord, for gently but surely guiding the history of humanity according to your plan of salvation. Thank you for sending John the Baptist and involving him in the work of redemption. Thank you for choosing me to carry the torch of the Christian faith and pass it on to others. You know my name\u2014in fact, you gave me my deepest identity, just as you did with John the Baptist. Please help me to live each day keenly aware of who I am in your eyes, and eager to carry out my unique life-mission through you, with you, and in you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will reach out to someone who needs encouragement and somehow remind them that they are not alone and that you have a wonderful dream for their lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-birth-of-john-the-baptist\/\">Uncle Eddy: The Birth of John the Baptist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fr John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61b9860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thursday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48faba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48faba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a0cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71a0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 25, 2026 \u2013 Built to Last<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-25-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-25-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-25-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-25-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200770 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-25-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-25-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200770\" alt=\"26-06-25-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-25-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-25-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-25-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62017c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e62017c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2923590?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"June 25, 2026 - Built to Last\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2923590\/\">June 25, 2026 &#8211; Built to Last | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce94d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ce94d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e251dad elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e251dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc7749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc7749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew 7:21-29<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to his disciples: \u201cNot everyone who says to me, \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, \u2018Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?\u2019 Then I will declare to them solemnly, \u2018I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.\u2019 Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.\u201d When Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>I lift up the eyes of my heart to seek your face, Lord. I open my mouth to speak out your praise. I believe in your goodness and your interest in my life, and so I come to you today full of hope. You will enlighten me. You will guide and strengthen me. You will never abandon me. I want my life to give you glory, to shine with your wisdom and love. As I turn to you, Lord, I humbly ask you to turn once again to me and fill me and heal me with your grace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A Shocking Surprise: <\/strong>Jesus explains that on Judgment Day, when everyone\u2019s eternal destiny is revealed, there may be some surprises. Some people who invoked him as Lord and even performed wondrous deeds in his name will hear him say: \u201cI never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.\u201d The key phrase is the first one: \u201cI never knew you.\u201d The very essence of salvation is a <em>relationship <\/em>with God. Jesus came to earth in order to reestablish the possibility of our living in friendship with God through him. God is interested in <em>us<\/em> as human beings. God wants us to live with him now and for all eternity in a dynamic communion of mutual knowledge and love. That\u2019s what really matters. It matters even more than prophesying and driving out demons and performing miracles. Jesus seems to be telling us through this passage that we can so easily lose sight of what is essential and become thoroughly disoriented. We can become so enamored of our great deeds and achievements that we cut ourselves off from simple friendship with Christ, which is the greatest thing of all. Jesus doesn\u2019t want that to happen. And so he gives us this warning: \u201cI never knew you\u2026\u201d Let\u2019s not get tangled up in understanding <em>how<\/em> someone could invoke the Lord\u2019s name without actually living a real friendship with the Lord. Rather, let us pay close attention to our own life journey, so that no matter how much we accomplish, we never lose sight of who Jesus wants us to be: his friends and companions now and for all eternity.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Right Kind of Success:<\/strong> Success in Christ\u2019s eyes is very different from success in the world\u2019s eyes. In a certain sense, success in Christ\u2019s eyes is measured precisely by how we respond to failures in the world\u2019s eyes. Both the house built on sand and the one built on rock are bound to suffer storms. Something terrible\u2014some kind of failure or disaster\u2014is going to strike both of them. In the face of that storm, the house built on sand will collapse, and the house built on rock will endure. If we are putting our faith in Jesus and making our day-to-day decisions in accordance with his wisdom and grace, we are building our lives on rock. And so, even when persecution comes, or rejection, or any kind of suffering, we will be ready for it. And because we are anchored in Christ\u2019s truth and love, we will stand strong in the face of it. That, in Christ\u2019s eyes, is success. Not vast amounts of wealth, not immense popularity, not power and pleasure\u2014those things are secondary at best. They are not bad in themselves, but they will never fill our hearts with the stuff of lasting happiness. If we organize our lives seeking fulfillment in anything besides our relationship with Christ, eventually the storm will come and we will be sorely disappointed, maybe even for all eternity, if we don\u2019t repent in time. And that is the only real failure we need be afraid of: \u201cThe rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Ball Is in My Court: <\/strong>Jesus leaves it up to us to determine our eternal destiny. He tells us clearly, unambiguously, that each one of us has a choice about how we will live our lives. We can build on sand, or we can build on rock. We can decide to follow Jesus in the decisions we make on a daily basis, or we can decide not to. We should pause for a moment just to consider how awesome a gift our freedom really is. Even God himself will not force us to live life the way we are meant to live it. Instead, he gives us the capacity to choose the right path, and he does many things to try and convince us to make that choice, but he leaves us truly free to choose for ourselves. And we can\u2019t just go through the motions. That\u2019s what those who called Jesus \u201cLord, Lord\u201d seemed to do. On the surface, they did everything to appear as if they were followers of Jesus. But they didn\u2019t actually \u201cdo the will of [his] Father in heaven.\u201d Wishful thinking doesn\u2019t actually transform our lives. Making a good, though superficial, impression on others doesn\u2019t actually transform our lives. Choosing to trust Jesus and so battling each day to think, speak, and act as he would have us is what gives God\u2019s grace room to continue transforming our lives. Jesus wasn\u2019t just pretending when he instructed us to pray by saying, \u201cThy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.\u201d As one Baptist minister (G. W. Truett) once famously said: \u201cKnowing God\u2019s will is the greatest knowledge; finding God\u2019s will is the greatest discovery; doing God\u2019s will is the greatest achievement.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> I want to build my life on rock, Lord. I want to know your will and embrace your will every single moment of my life. I want to be content with only your will\u2014what you give me each moment and what you ask of me each moment. Your will is the place I encounter you, the place where your love reaches out to me, the place where I show you that I love you by trusting in you. Teach me, Lord, to follow where you lead. Teach me to recognize your voice. May you alone, O Lord, be the whole quest of my heart (cf. Ps 119:2).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will take some time at the end of the day to speak with you about how you see the decisions and choices I made. I will listen to your voice in my heart to learn how I can be sure to build my life on the solid rock of God\u2019s will each day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/40-days-to-peace-and-union-with-god-day-29-aiming-at-gods-will\/\">40 Days to Peace and Union with God \u2013 Aiming at God\u2019s Will<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fr John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c734 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"029c734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfddd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1dfddd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"friday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f6685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 26, 2026 \u2013 More Than a Crowd<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7894725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-26-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-26-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-26-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-26-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200797 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-26-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-26-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200797\" alt=\"26-06-26-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-26-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-26-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-26-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ff72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ff72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2923596?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"June 26, 2026 - More Than a Crowd\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2923596\/\">June 26, 2026 &#8211; More Than a Crowd | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952afc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"952afc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efad60c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"efad60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb74f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew 8:1-4<\/p>\n<p>When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said, \u201cLord, if you wish, you can make me clean.\u201d He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, \u201cI will do it. Be made clean.\u201d His leprosy was cleansed immediately. Then Jesus said to him, \u201cSee that you tell no one, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> I come before you today, Lord, just as I am. To be honest, I would like to come before you with keener attention, more fervent adoration, and more ardent determination. But I bring you what I have: my weakness, my blindness, my brokenness. I bring you my heart, small and fragile and confused, but sincerely open to you. I know you are with me and eager to share your grace with me. Thank you, Lord. Speak to my poor heart, because I am listening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>My Place in the Crowd:<\/strong> \u201cGreat crowds\u201d followed Jesus as he came down from the mountain. Great crowds gathered around him wherever he went, except when he went to the Cross. When he was nailed to a cross, dying a humiliating death in excruciating pain, the crowds were nowhere to be found. Even his closest friends and followers, the Apostles, abandoned him. Some went into hiding. Some watched from a distance. Only one, John the Evangelist, stayed with Jesus on Calvary. Each person in the crowd had a reason for following Jesus during his popular days. But that reason was put to the test on Good Friday. The same thing continues to happen today. Great crowds follow Jesus. The Catholic Church has more than a billion members throughout the world. And yet, how many of us stay close to Jesus through thick and thin? Fewer than we would like to admit. We know that only a tiny percentage even go to Sunday Mass. We can guess, then, that even a smaller percentage stays faithful to Christ\u2019s friendship when life\u2019s inevitable crosses make their appearance. Where am I in that crowd? Why am I following Jesus? Today, while watching the crowds follow Jesus as he descends from the mountain, is a good time to reflect on why I am following the Lord and what I am hoping for from him.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Leper\u2019s Advantage:<\/strong> The leper showed stunning courage by approaching Jesus. At the time of Christ, leprosy (a disease which gradually rots a person\u2019s flesh from the skin down) was considered highly contagious, as well as a punishment from God for sins. As a result, lepers had to live separated from the community in pitiful colonies on the outskirts of inhabited areas. They had to carry a little warning bell they would ring in case an unwary traveler mistakenly approached them. They were physical and spiritual outcasts, unwelcome and without hope. But this leper saw something in Jesus that sparked enough courage to overcome all social norms and psychological fears. Maybe it was his own misery that opened his heart and mind to the light of Christ. His own utter helplessness and undeniable weakness opened him to the gift of faith. He had no arrogance left, no vanity, no attachment to the pleasures of this world\u2014he was free from all the usual distractions that make us blind to God\u2019s goodness. He saw something in Christ\u2019s eyes. He heard something in Christ\u2019s voice. Something gave him hope for a miracle. Something convinced him that Jesus would not reject him or be afraid of him, like everyone else. Something convinced him that Jesus would look upon him and see his true self, the identity that God had given him at the beginning and which still dwelt deep within. And he was right. What is holding me back from seeing the truth of Christ\u2019s love for me more clearly? Am I ashamed of my own leprosies? Can I learn from this encounter to see them as a gift, a place given by God\u2019s providence where I can encounter the infinite mercy and power of my Creator and Redeemer?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesus Untamed:<\/strong> Jesus \u201cstretched out his hand\u201d to the leper and \u201ctouched him.\u201d This is why Jesus decided to save us by becoming one of us. He wanted to touch us. He wanted to come down into our messy lives, into this fallen world, and meet us here. He wanted to prove to our stubborn and wounded hearts that God has not and will never abandon us, that we truly are worthy and lovable from God\u2019s perspective. <em>Jesus touched a leper. <\/em>Imagine the reactions of the crowd as they fearfully backed away from the leper and then watched Jesus reach out and touch him. Imagine the surprise, the shock, the fear, the confusion. And then they saw that the touch of Christ actually <em>healed <\/em>the leper. Imagine the awe, the reverence, and again the confusion. Jesus was not just another wise teacher or eloquent rabbi. Something else entirely has come into their lives in Jesus. Does Jesus still impress me, challenge me, awe me? Have I perhaps tamed the real Jesus in my own mind and my life? What is Jesus saying to me today through this amazing, earth-shaking encounter with the leper?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> I believe in you, Lord, but you know that my faith is so weak! I so easily forget the infinity of your goodness and the immensity of your power. I so easily become distracted by the glitter of the good things of this world. I want to have the clear sight this leper had. I want to approach you in my brokenness and need with the hope and confidence this leper showed. I want to leave behind all vain fears and worldly thoughts so that I truly encounter you afresh every single day. I want to become more like you, so that your goodness and power can shine anew through me. Thy will be done, Lord, in my life; thy Kingdom come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will treat someone who is considered an outcast with Christ-like love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/miracles-of-mercy-a-retreat-guide-on-the-healing-touch-of-jesus\/\"><em>Miracles of Mercy: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat on the Healing Touch of Jesus<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Fr John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716d19a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a1f4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"saturday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e01ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5adcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5adcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 27, 2026 \u2013 What Amazes Jesus<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a09371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a09371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-27-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-27-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-27-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-27-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200798 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-27-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-27-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200798\" alt=\"26-06-27-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-27-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-27-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-27-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdc40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdc40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2923604?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"June 27, 2026 - What Amazes Jesus\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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only say the word and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, \u2018Go,\u2019 and he goes; and to another, \u2018Come here,\u2019 and he comes; and to my slave, \u2018Do this,\u2019 and he does it.\u201d When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, \u201cAmen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith. I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the Kingdom of heaven, but the children of the Kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.\u201d And Jesus said to the centurion, \u201cYou may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.\u201d And at that very hour his servant was healed. Jesus entered the house of Peter, and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and waited on him. When it was evening, they brought him many who were possessed by demons, and he drove out the spirits by a word and cured all the sick, to fulfill what had been said by Isaiah the prophet: \u201cHe took away our infirmities and bore our diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> You are thinking of me right now, Lord. I turn to you because I want to think of you right now. I want to hear what you have to say to me today. I want to tell you what is on my heart today. My faith is weak, Lord, and so often my prayer is broken up by distractions. Help me, today, to pray well. Help me to hear your voice in my heart and to believe firmly enough to speak honestly to your heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Am I Reading the Signs?: <\/strong>The series of miracles Jesus performs in this section of St. Matthew\u2019s Gospel are signs of many things\u2014God\u2019s goodness, power, and care, for instance. But they also validate everything Jesus spoke in his Sermon on the Mount during the previous chapters of St. Matthew\u2019s Gospel. By revealing his divine power and goodness through such dramatic, miraculous healings and exorcisms, Jesus is making himself a credible witness to his own teaching. He is backing up his words with his deeds. After witnessing these miracles, why would anyone doubt the truth of Christ\u2019s teaching? After witnessing these amazing manifestations of God\u2019s healing and faithful love, why would anyone refuse the invitation to follow the Christian path of living? We may not have witnessed these kinds of miracles firsthand ourselves\u2014though miracles like this have been happening in different parts of the Church throughout her history and even today\u2014but they were recorded in the Gospels for us. We see them, we witness them, through faith, by reading the sacred texts. Have they had the effect on our lives that Jesus wants them to have? If not, what effect have they had? How much have they convinced me that Christ is on my side and that following him closely is the only thing that really matters in life?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unleashing the Power of Grace: <\/strong>This centurion was not Jewish, not a member of Christ\u2019s own people. And yet, he shows firm faith in Christ\u2019s Messianic authority and power. So much so that his prayer to Jesus has been immortalized in the words of the Mass. Every time we go to Mass, before receiving Holy Communion, we repeat what this centurion said: \u201cLord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.\u201d What do we mean when we say this? The centurion\u2019s meaning was clear. He understood that whatever grace Jesus wanted to give him would be given solely out of Christ\u2019s infinite generosity and unlimited power. The centurion knew that he didn\u2019t really <em>deserve<\/em> Christ\u2019s grace, but he also knew that he <em>needed <\/em>it and that Jesus was willing and able to give it. How deeply do I feel the need for God\u2019s grace in my life? How firmly do I believe that when Jesus gives himself to me in the Eucharist he does so because he wants to bring the saving power of his grace to bear on the needs of my mind, heart, and soul? The more deeply I believe this, the more fully I realize my need for God\u2019s saving grace to heal and nourish my life, the more that grace will be unleashed within me. Jesus pointed this out to the centurion, and he points it out to us: \u201c\u2026 as you believed, let it be done for you.\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazing Faith:<\/strong> Matthew tells us that Jesus \u201cwas amazed\u201d by the faith and understanding of this non-Jewish centurion. Jesus, true God, is also true man. Our choices, then, really matter to him and can affect him. We have the power to give Jesus joy, to amaze him by our trust in him. And we also have the power to sadden him, to cause him pain by turning away from him. In a sense, God has limited his omnipotence in our regard. He refuses to force us into living life as we were created to live it. Instead, he allows us to choose either to walk with him or to go it alone. He <em>wants<\/em> us to choose, every day, to walk with him, to follow him and bear witness to him. He knows that is the path leading to the \u201cmore abundant life\u201d (cf. Jn 10:10) we all yearn for. And he surrounds us with invitations and motivation to help us make the right decision in each circumstance of our lives. But he respects the space of freedom he built into our hearts. He won\u2019t violate it. And so, that space of freedom becomes a place where we can touch the very heart of God\u2014either with the joy-giving embrace of trust, or with the piercing thorn of rejection. Which will be my touch today?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Why is it so hard for me to believe in you and trust you sometimes? Why do I fret and fear in the face of life\u2019s challenges? Why do I doubt you? My faith is so weak, Lord! I want to believe in you with all my heart! I want to trust in you always and everywhere. I want to make choices in my life that allow the beauty of your grace to flood my soul and overflow into the lives of everyone around me. Teach me, Lord, to amaze you with the depth of my faith and trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will either go to Mass or make a visit to a Eucharistic chapel, and I will pray the prayer of the centurion with all my heart, acknowledging my deep need for your saving grace, and trusting wildly in your generous desire to pour that grace upon me: \u201cLord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/trouble-with-trust-a-retreat-guide-for-lent\/\"><em>Trouble with Trust<\/em>: A Regnum Christi retreat guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fr John Bartunek, LC,\u00a0is an author, speaker, and Creative Director at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-spirituality\/\">RCSpirituality<\/a>, an online spirituality center providing a variety of resources for spiritual growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ebbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736ebbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e80374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8738306 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8738306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd4cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 28, 2026 \u2013 The Right Reward<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c532e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-28-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-28-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-28-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-28-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200799 lazyload\" alt=\"26-06-28-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-28-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200799\" alt=\"26-06-28-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-28-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-28-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26-06-28-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5818fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5818fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2923620?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"June 28, 2026 - The Right Reward\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet\u2019s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man\u2019s reward. And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple\u2014amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Today is your day, Lord, the Lord\u2019s Day. I want to give you the gift of my smile today. I want to spend time with you today. I want to glorify you by the way I live this day. Help me to put aside my worries and busyness. Help me to enjoy your goodness and to help others enjoy it. Enlighten me with your wisdom and strengthen me with your grace. Blessed by your name, O Lord!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Priorities:<\/strong> A commitment to Jesus changes everything. A commitment to Jesus rearranges priorities and relationships. When we decide to follow Jesus, and each time we renew that decision, we are laying everything on the line. Only his Kingdom will last forever. And there is no guarantee that the other people in our lives will agree with our decision to live for that Kingdom. If they don\u2019t, we will inevitably have conflicts with them. Those can be painful trials. But in the end, Jesus is faithful and our relationship with him\u2014our obedience to his teachings and faithfulness to his call\u2014is what will give lasting meaning to our lives. Even if those close to us\u2014father, mother, son, daughter\u2014do share our faith in Jesus and approve of our commitment to make his Kingdom the true goal of our living, the world around us will surely not. This is a fallen world inundated with evil. Our own human nature is also fallen and at times experiences a twisted attraction to evil. Whenever what is fallen within us and around us clashes with the newness of life in Christ, we have a cross: \u201cWhoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.\u201d Jesus was clear about the cost and difficulties of being his disciple. But he was also clear about where following him leads\u2014with Christ, every crucifixion comes to and opens the door to a resurrection that will never end. When we commit to Christ, <em>that<\/em> is what we are looking forward to: the painful loss of all that is fallen and the joyful gain of all that is redeemed. That deal is well worth it.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesus Is Closer Than We Think:<\/strong> Jesus is so faithful to his followers that he actually identifies himself with them. This is why he promises that the way we treat his followers\u2014whether a prophet, a righteous man, a disciple, or even a \u201clittle one\u201d\u2014is the way we treat <em>him<\/em>. When we treat them lovingly and respectfully, we show our reverence for Christ himself, and so we \u201cwill surely not lose\u201d our reward. This is a promise from the Lord himself. When was the last time I thought about this promise? How does this promise affect the way I treat Christ\u2019s messengers? Spiritual writers tell us that one of the signs of the Holy Spirit\u2019s gift of piety is a genuine respect and appreciation for Christ\u2019s messengers\u2014especially consecrated souls, priests, and others who give their lives to Christ and his Kingdom with particular intensity. God calls some people to serve him and his Church in these special ways, and our faith-filled respect for them is a manifestation of our respect and admiration for Christ himself. In today\u2019s world, it is easy to lose sight of this. Respect and reverence are not favorite categories in the digital world. And yet, they are clearly categories Jesus values deeply. How does my heart reflect his heart in this regard? How would I like it to? How would he like it to?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are Rewards Selfish?:<\/strong> Jesus spoke often about rewards. In today\u2019s Gospel passage he mentions the word three times. Is he appealing to our selfishness? After all, if we do what is right just to get a reward, isn\u2019t that being kind of self-centered? Sometimes we can think so. But Jesus doesn\u2019t seem to think so. If he did, he wouldn\u2019t have talked about rewards so often. The truth is that we were created to experience the fulfillment and joy that come from living in communion with God. We are built with a strong desire for happiness, for true, lasting happiness. This desire is actually an essential part of the engine of our lives. It keeps us going. It motivates us and gives us energy. Whenever Jesus speaks about rewards he is appealing to a natural, healthy desire for fulfillment that he built into our human nature. It is not selfish to want to experience fulfillment. It is not selfish to do what is right because we know that it will lead us further along the path of a meaningful and fruitful life, and moving forward on that path will feel good. That is not selfishness; rather, it is hope. We are called by God to hope for all good things in him. Hope for fulfillment and joy in Christ is part of our Christian DNA\u2014just as much a part of it as the cross. Jesus wants us to cultivate it and nourish it. He delights when we enjoy the good gifts of God and make choices that create more space for us and others to continue enjoying those gifts. Let us hope in Christ. Let us relish the thought of the rewards he has in store for those who trust and obey him.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Your every word, Lord, seems to challenge and inspire me. I want to follow you, and I am willing to take up my cross. I want to follow you, and so I am willing to leave behind anyone who would obstruct me from doing so, as painful as it may be. I want to follow you, and so I want to treat all your messengers generously and respectfully. I want to give you the joy of giving me the reward you have in store for me, the reward you purchased with your own blood on the Cross. May your will, O Lord, be my food and my joy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will make an act of generosity\u2014even if it is as small as giving someone a cup of cold water\u2014toward one of your messengers out of love for you and your Kingdom. 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