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

Thankfulness for God's blessings on the Institute.
The Brothers' Community and Marists at Marcellin College, Randwick.

Thankfulness for God's blessings on the Institute.
The Brothers' Community and Marists at Marcellin College, Randwick.

Today's Gospel

'I will follow you wherever you go'

Luke 9:57-62
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Luke 9:57-62

As Jesus and his disciples travelled along they met a man on the road who said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus answered, ‘Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’

Another to whom he said, ‘Follow me’, replied, ‘Let me go and bury my father first.’ But he answered, ‘Leave the dead to bury their dead; your duty is to go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.’
Another said, ‘I will follow you, sir, but first let me go and say goodbye to my people at home.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Once the hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.’

Breaking Open The Word

A Heart in Two Places

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

I sometimes struggle with a temptation to look back on lost moments of my life with regret. I have always been tremendously challenged by people who are prophetic—those who, when hearing the call, gathered up the moments of God’s visitation and surrendered their lives to generosity, devotion, and commitment. Prophets from biblical times and prophets of today stir my heart to greater awareness. I am grateful for these role models who awaken me to truths I can’t quite reach on my own. They call me to authenticity. There is no gift I would rather have than that of being authentic. . . .

Although I would like to live each moment with authenticity, I fail miserably. I realize that the present moment is a pearl of great price—a jewel given to me freely. Yet I have not learned the art of joyfully receiving the bold invitation of the moments with an awareness of the enriching possibilities within my reach. I would like to be more authentically present to the moments of each day. Yet looking back to lost moments hinders rather than helps. There’s an old bushman adage that counsels, “Don’t look back”; this is sage advice. If I am always looking back with regret, my heart is in two places. A heart in two places is a heart in no place. Certainly there will be indecisive moments in our lives, yet if this hesitancy persists as a life pattern, it suggests a fear of commitment. My reluctance to commit needs acknowledgment and prayer because underneath my overly cautious heart lives that original longing to risk.

Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr, 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.

Thankfulness for God's blessings on the Institute.
The Brothers' Community and Marists at Marcellin College, Randwick.

Marist Source

Through the joys and struggles of life Marcellin learned to be humble and confident.

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Thankfulness for God's blessings on the Institute.
The Brothers' Community and Marists at Marcellin College, Randwick.

To Ponder

What are the demands of discipleship you feel? How do they impede your call to live your vocation more fully?

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Where has the Spirit drawn you in today's prayer?

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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