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

For a spirit of reconciliation in our lives.
The Superior General and his Council.

For a spirit of reconciliation in our lives.
The Superior General and his Council.

Today's Gospel

A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand

Mark 3:22-30
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Mark 3:22-30

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, ‘Beelzebul is in him’ and, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he casts devils out.’ So he called them to him and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot last. And if a household is divided against itself, that household can never stand. Now if Satan has rebelled against himself and is divided, he cannot stand either – it is the end of him. But no one can make his way into a strong man’s house and burgle his property unless he has tied up the strong man first. Only then can he burgle his house.

‘I tell you solemnly, all men’s sins will be forgiven, and all their blasphemies; but let anyone blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and he will never have forgiveness: he is guilty of an eternal sin.’ This was because they were saying, ‘An unclean spirit is in him.’

Breaking Open The Word

The Pain and the Glory

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

In the verse preceding today’s Gospel, the family of Jesus had come for him as they saw him being consumed by his mission. They said: “He is out of his mind” (Mark 3:21). Today, misunderstanding takes a giant leap forward as he is accused of working in league with the devil. Throughout Mark’s Gospel we hear of how uncomprehending those around him were—including his closest friends. In his truly human state, Jesus experienced most profoundly our loneliness. In our loneliness we share his cross. Our desire for love and understanding seems a constant, but is it ever totally satisfied? We can never completely know another or be known by another. This is but one example of how intimately the cross is woven into human life.
The words of Jesus about taking up one’s cross (Mark 8:34, for example) testify that the cross is built into human life; no one needs to go looking for it. It’s there; it’s always there in the fact that our self is never totally accessible to another human being. This is both the pain and the glory of being unique. Christian writers see in this an opening to more intimacy with God, an opportunity for growth, but one that is often hard to appreciate. In other words, the cross of loneliness, the fact that we never feel completely understood, points us toward the one who knows and understands our hearts supremely, God who made them.
Fr. Don Talafous, Homilies for Weekdays
Don Talafous, OSB, is a member of St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and alumni chaplain for St. John’s University. His Daily Reflection can be found at www.saintjohnsabbey.org/reflection.

For a spirit of reconciliation in our lives.
The Superior General and his Council.

Marist Source

We seek opportunities to be with young people in the places and activities where they gather in their free time…we make particular efforts to be present as pastoral workers among deprived young people…

IFMC#172

For a spirit of reconciliation in our lives.
The Superior General and his Council.

To Ponder

'I tell you solemnly, all...sins will be forgiven'

Speak to the Lord. Ask for forgiveness today.

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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