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

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN
  • 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 those who care for our sick and suffering.
The Brothers' Community and Marists, St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, NSW.

For those who care for our sick and suffering.
The Brothers' Community and Marists, St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, NSW.

Today's Gospel Third Sunday of Easter.

You are witnesses to this.

Luke 24: 48.
Read More

Luke 24:35-48.

35 Then they told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised him at the breaking of bread.

36 They were still talking about all this when he himself stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you!'

37 In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost.

38 But he said, 'Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts stirring in your hearts?

39 See by my hands and my feet that it is I myself. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.'

40 And as he said this he showed them his hands and his feet.

41 Their joy was so great that they still could not believe it, as they were dumbfounded; so he said to them, 'Have you anything here to eat?'

42 And they offered him a piece of grilled fish,

43 which he took and ate before their eyes.

44 Then he told them, 'This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms, was destined to be fulfilled.'

45 He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures,

46 and he said to them, 'So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,

47 and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

48 You are witnesses to this.

Breaking Open The Word

On the morning of the resurrection, God put life in the present tense, not in the future. He gave us not a promise but a presence.

Taken from: Give Us This Day
Read More

Taken from: Give Us This Day

Life in the Present Tense.

The resurrection places Jesus on this side of the grave—here and now—in the midst of this life. He is not standing on the shore of eternity beckoning us to join him there. He is standing beside us, strengthening us in this life. The good news of the resurrection of Jesus is not that we shall die and go home with him, but that he has risen and comes home with us, bringing all his hungry, naked, thirsty, sick, prisoner brothers with him.

And we say, “Jesus, we’d be glad to have you, but all these motley brothers of yours, you had better send them home. . . .”

The resurrection is simply God’s way of saying, “You might reject me if you will, but I’m going to have the last word. I’m going to put my son right down there in the midst of you and he’s going to dwell among you from here on out.”

On the morning of the resurrection, God put life in the present tense, not in the future. He gave us not a promise but a presence. Not a hope for the future but power for the present. Not so much the assurance that we shall live someday but that he is risen today. Jesus’ resurrection is not to convince the incredulous nor to reassure the fearful, but to enkindle the believers. The proof that God raised Jesus from the dead is not the empty tomb, but the full hearts of his transformed disciples. The crowning evidence that he lives is not a vacant grave, but a spirit-filled fellowship. Not a rolled-away stone, but a carried-away church.

Clarence Jordan, The Substance of Faith and Other Cotton Patch Sermons. Taken from Give Us This Day.

Clarence Jordan (1912–1969), a farmer and New Testament Greek scholar, was the founder of Koinonia Farm, a small but influential religious community in Southwest Georgia. He was also instrumental in founding Habitat for Humanity.

For those who care for our sick and suffering.
The Brothers' Community and Marists, St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, NSW.

Marist Source

Marcellin experiences his search for identity and human growth as a time of grace.

#WFR 59

For those who care for our sick and suffering.
The Brothers' Community and Marists, St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, NSW.

To Ponder

‘Peace be with you’. Jesus speaks these words to you. Today, try to extend this peace to all you meet and in the places where you work and live.

Click here to start timer
Timer To begin your reflection time, click on the start button. START Or continue to Call to Action

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

Click here to write a response or read reflections from others

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