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 young people who are denied an education.
The Brothers' Community, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy.

For young people who are denied an education.
The Brothers' Community, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy.

Today's Gospel

'...remain in my love.'

John 15: 9
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John 15: 9 - 11

9 I love you just as the Father loves me; remain in my love.

10 If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.

11 “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete

Breaking Open The Word

'...assured of His faithfulness and His love.'

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

Those who—like Mary—open themselves totally to God come to accept the divine will, even though it is mysterious [and] often does not correspond with their own wishes. . .

It is exactly the same on the journey of faith of each one of us: we encounter patches of light, but we also encounter stretches in which God seems absent, when his silence weighs on our hearts and his will does not correspond with ours, with our inclination to do as we like. However, the more we open ourselves to God, welcome the gift of faith and put our whole trust in him—like Abraham, like Mary—the more capable he will make us, with his presence, of living every situation of life in peace and assured of his faithfulness and his love. However, this means coming out of ourselves and our own projects so that the word of God may be the lamp that guides our thoughts and actions.

Pope Benedict XVI, General Audience, December 19, 2012. Taken from Give Us This Day.

Pope Benedict XVI. Born in Germany, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected pope in 2005. In February 2013, he retired to a life of prayer and study, with the title pope emeritus of the Catholic Church.

For young people who are denied an education.
The Brothers' Community, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy.

Marist Source

Marcellin’s character was shaped in particular by three people from within his immediate family circle. His father, an intelligent, hard-working, enterprising man …His mother and his aunt …models and guides to…. to deepen his faith and prayer life, and to awaken his devotion to Mary.

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For young people who are denied an education.
The Brothers' Community, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy.

To Ponder

'I love you just as the Father loves me...' In other words, unconditionally!

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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