--- title: Daily Gospel Reflection for November 19, 2022 description: Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Daily%20Gospel%202.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/dgr-11192022#) [DAILY GOSPEL REFLECTIONS](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/tag/daily-gospel-reflections) # Daily Gospel Reflection for November 19, 2022 Nov 19, 2022 12:15:00 AM  |  by [Megan Swaim](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/author/megan-swaim) Receive Daily Gospel Reflections in your inbox ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Daily%20Gospel%202.png) *Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel.* --- ***Today's Gospel: [Luke 20:27-40](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111922.cfm)*** This Gospel passage used to give me a bit of anxiety because I couldn’t imagine eternity not being married to my spouse, and I didn’t like trying to imagine it. It reminded me of how little (as in, nothing) I really know of heaven, and how little of it is in my control anyway. But the grace of the sacraments is real, and after ten years of sacramental marriage, the Lord has taken that fear and replaced it with love. I actually really love today’s Gospel. The grace of marriage has given me a wider lens. I can’t be married or given in marriage in heaven because I will already be someone’s bride. Not Josh’s, but Jesus’s. He is the Bridegroom. There will be no one else for me but Him. The love of my earthly husband is preparing me for the One who has given me Himself and wants all of me in return, forever. And it’s what I want for my husband, too. I don’t want him all to myself, for myself. No, I want him to be consumed with love for Jesus, to be enraptured at the beatific vision, for him to give himself totally to God. That will be so much better than anything that I could dream up myself. During the month of November, as a Church we turn our hearts toward heaven - we pray for the dead, celebrate the saints, and then at the end of the month, begin preparing for Advent and the coming of the King. But we’re also turning our hearts toward the Bridegroom. We’re readying ourselves for the Wedding Feast.   #### Ponder:   How am I readying myself for heaven today?   #### Pray: Oh Jesus, the Bridegroom, I long to be with You forever in heaven. Take my heart this day and draw me closer to Your Sacred Heart.   --- > [Click to tweet: > I can’t be married or given in marriage in heaven because I will already be someone’s bride. Not Josh’s, but Jesus’s. He is the Bridegroom. There will be no one else for me but Him. #dailygospel](https://ctt.ac/b6ZTb) ![Daily Gospel 2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Daily%20Gospel%202.png?width=2135&name=Daily%20Gospel%202.png)   --- Copyright 2022 Megan Swaim ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-11192022%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-11192022%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-11192022%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Daily%20Gospel%20Reflection%20for%20November%2019%2C%202022) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-11192022%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2Fdgr-11192022%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Megan Swaim](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/Contriubutors/MEGAN%20SWAIM.jpeg) ### [Megan Swaim](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/author/megan-swaim) Megan Swaim is an Indiana girl on an east coast adventure. A former high school youth minister, she now gets to minister full-time to her three young daughters and her husband Josh. Megan spends her days homeschooling at the kitchen table, drinking iced coffee, and exploring coastal Virginia. ## Related Blog Articles [ Daily Gospel Reflection for October 6, 2020 Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/daily-gospel-reflection-for-october-6-2020) [ Daily Gospel Reflection for November 4, 2020 Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/daily-gospel-reflection-for-november-4-2020) [ Daily Gospel Reflection for January 18, 2021 Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/daily-gospel-reflection-for-january-18-2021) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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