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

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Marists at St. Teresa's Catholic College, Noosaville, QLD.

For teachers in Catholic schools.
Marists at St. Teresa's Catholic College, Noosaville, QLD.

Today's Gospel

Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

Mark 11:1-10
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Mark 11:1-10

When they drew near to Jerusalem,
to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives,
Jesus sent two of his disciples, and said to them,
‘Go into the village opposite you,
and immediately as you enter it
you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat;
untie it and bring it.
If any one says to you,
“Why are you doing this?” say,
“The Lord has need of it
and will send it back here immediately.”’
And they went away,
and found a colt tied at the door out in the open street;
and they untied it.
And those who stood there said to them,
‘What are you doing, untying the colt?’
And they told them what Jesus had said;
and they let them go.
And they brought the colt to Jesus,
and threw their garments on it;
and he sat upon it.
And many spread their garments on the road,
and others spread leafy branches
which they had cut from the fields.
And those who went before
and those who followed cried out,
‘Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming!
Hosanna in the highest!’

Breaking Open The Word

Walking with Jesus

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

Toward the end of my grandfather’s sickness I confided in
Sr. Beth, a Carmelite sister I know, that I was afraid to accompany
my grandfather to his death. She took my hand and
looked at me with the kindest eyes and spoke to me with great
gentleness: “Yes, you can . . . you have walked with Jesus,
your friend, to his death when you made the Spiritual Exercises,
and you walk with him each year during Lent.”

She asked, “What is the invitation as you accompany Jesus
to his death?” I wasn’t able to think clearly, so she continued:
“You fix your eyes on Jesus. He will not only teach you about
how to go through suffering but he will also remind you that
he understands what you face and knows how to accompany
others in their suffering.” Her words of wisdom: to simply
keep my eyes fixed on Jesus and stay with my grandfather.
Walk with [my grandfather] by leaning on Jesus, who walked
with both of us.

. . . When it comes to praying with Jesus’ passion, all we
are asked to do is be with Jesus. Keep our eyes locked and
fixed on Jesus. To stay by his side, walking with him, offering
whatever comfort we can, the way Veronica wiped his face,
the way Simon carried his cross, the way Joseph of Arimathea
offered space to bury his dead body.
What I have found by praying the Passion and walking
with Jesus through it is how closely the suffering of my own
life relates to Jesus’ suffering. How, while at times I feel I am
alone and the only one holding this suffering, there is someone
who gets it. Someone who understands. Someone I am invited
to turn to and who wants to be with me in my suffering.

Becky Eldredge, The Inner Chapel

Becky Eldredge is an Ignatian-trained spiritual director, retreat
facilitator, and author. She blogs at www.beckyeldredge.com.

For teachers in Catholic schools.
Marists at St. Teresa's Catholic College, Noosaville, QLD.

Marist Source

All our relationships are enriched when they are lived by taking Mary as the inspiration for our way of being and doing with others. With Mary we learn how to express God’s love in all the relationships of our personal and communal living…

# WFR 102

For teachers in Catholic schools.
Marists at St. Teresa's Catholic College, Noosaville, QLD.

To Ponder

'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'

How will I greet risen Jesus this Easter?

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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