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

Br Vincent Shekleton
100th Birthday
81 years a Marist Brother
St Gregs Community

Br Vincent Shekleton
100th Birthday
81 years a Marist Brother
St Gregs Community

Today's Gospel

And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
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Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Jesus said to his disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing, so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
“When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to others to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Breaking Open The Word

A Lesson in Integration

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

Living with teenagers who post nearly every part of their daily lives on social media has reshaped my understanding of today’s Gospel. “But mom, if I don’t post this picture on Instagram, did this even really happen?” In a culture where everything is exposed for public consumption, Jesus challenges us to push past the feelings of, “If I pray and tell no one, did it even really happen?”
There is a deeper challenge in today’s Gospel. When Jesus teaches his disciples about the private nature of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, he encourages them (and us) to listen to God’s voice with the ear of the heart, so that we might derive our inherent value from the very source of our being. This inner knowing, the interior life, is essential to ground our faith in love. Jesus expands his lesson by pointing to the antithesis of Christian discipleship: the hypocrites who “pray on the street corners,” in other words, those who demonstrate prayer for the sole purpose of public recognition.
Of course, developing our spiritual practices in private does not mean that we can never share them with others. Rather, this is a lesson of integration. Do we do as we pray and follow through on our commitments? Do we “walk the walk” and indeed, share our wealth . . . or our faith? Do we sacrifice so that someone else may succeed?
Fully integrating the teachings of our faith means that we strive to remain in right relationship with God, with others, and within ourselves. And this truth remains, whether we’ve posted it to Facebook or not.

Heidi Busse
Heidi Busse is the editor of Give Us This Day.

Br Vincent Shekleton
100th Birthday
81 years a Marist Brother
St Gregs Community

Marist Source

We believe the charism of Marcellin is a gift given to the Church
and to the world, a gift which we are being invited to further develop and live
by progressively deepening our participation in this charism.

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Br Vincent Shekleton
100th Birthday
81 years a Marist Brother
St Gregs Community

To Ponder

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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