Marist Association Daily Prayer

Let us always remember that

we are in the holy presence of God

May God continue to live in our hearts

In the name of the Father,

Son and Holy Spirit

Amen

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  • Intention of the Day
  • Today's Gospel
  • Breaking Open the Word
  • Marist Source
  • Reflection
  • Meditation
  • Call to Action
  • Closing Prayer

Intention of the Day

That personal prayer be a priority in our lives.
For all those attending the Footsteps 1 Programme at Mittagong.

That personal prayer be a priority in our lives.
For all those attending the Footsteps 1 Programme at Mittagong.

Today's Gospel

Pray for those who persecute you

Matthew 5:43-48
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Matthew 5:43-48

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said: You must love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; in this way you will be sons of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on bad men as well as good, and his rain to fall on honest and dishonest men alike. For if you love those who love you, what right have you to claim any credit? Even the tax collectors do as much, do they not? And if you save your greetings for your brothers, are you doing anything exceptional? Even the pagans do as much, do they not? You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect.’

The Gospel of the Lord

Breaking Open The Word

Our Seed of Goodness

Taken from: Give Us This Day
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Taken from: Give Us This Day

Jesus’ invitation to love is a call to trust the seed of our own goodness—that saint-like quality that has been planted deep in our beings.

There in that sacred place, we begin to understand that hatred only holds us in bondage, while forgiveness and love set us free. If we make every effort to trust that the love of Christ really is flowing through us and out of us into the lives of others, we will begin to experience the blessing of a newfound freedom. A deep peace settles over us. We too are loved in the mist of our sinfulness and inadequacies.

. . . We will never grasp the wonder of our souls and our vast capacity for love until we learn to open our hearts to the people we are becoming. It is as though we are waiting for ourselves to arrive. We are watching ourselves emerge from the womb of our becoming. We are opening our lives to the love that is flowing through our being. Somewhere in the midst of this we discover that just as we cannot become holy on our own, we cannot love all alone. Together we are a vessel of this tremendous love.

Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr, adapted from Abide

Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB (d. April 2020), was well known for her creative spiritual writings and retreat ministry. She made her home with the Sisters of St. Scholastica in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

That personal prayer be a priority in our lives.
For all those attending the Footsteps 1 Programme at Mittagong.

Marist Source

Without having all the answers, Mary trusts and commits herself to a God who inspires trust.

# WFR 51.

That personal prayer be a priority in our lives.
For all those attending the Footsteps 1 Programme at Mittagong.

To Ponder

“You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect”. How do you manage the idea of being "perfect" in your spiritual life?

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Closing Prayer

All Loving God

Cultivate in us a spirituality that flows out of Marian simplicity, humility and modesty.

Release in us wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement for your work in which we share.

Help us set our gaze on those people and places most in need of Christlife,

Impel us to respond together,

And lead us to be in communion with one another, and with you.

Like Mary, we listen for your invitation,

Like Mary, we set out joyfully and in haste to the hill country of the lives of young people,

Like Mary, we build communities in ways that are Christ-centred.

All Loving God, come and live in our hearts.

 

 Amen