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 - Fourvière Day

1816, the first Marist priests pledged to form the Society
of Mary.

1816, the first Marist priests pledged to form the Society
of Mary.

Today's Gospel

Stretching out his hands toward his disciples, he said,
“Here are my mother and my brothers.”

Matthew 12:46-50
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Matthew 12:46-50

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you.” But he said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Breaking Open The Word

Nothing but Goodness

Taken from: Marist Association
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Taken from: Marist Association

You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins.

[I]t seemed to me to be necessary to see and to know that we are sinners, and we do many evils that we ought to stop, and we leave many good deeds undone that we ought to do. And for this we deserve pain and blame and wrath.
But not withstanding all this, I saw truthfully that our Lord was never angry, nor ever shall be, for He is God: He is good, He is life, He is truth, He is love, He is peace; and His power, His wisdom, His love, and His unity do not allow Him to be angry. (For I saw truly that it is against the character of His power to be angry, and against the character of His wisdom, and against the character of His goodness.)
God is the goodness that cannot be angry, for He is nothing but goodness. Our soul is one-ed to Him, who is unchangeable goodness, and between God and our soul is neither anger nor forgiveness, as He sees it. For our soul is so completely one-ed to God by His own goodness, that there can be absolutely nothing at all separating God and soul.
To this understanding the soul was led by love and drawn by power. . . . That it is thus—and how it is thus—our good Lord showed truly by His great goodness.

Julian of Norwich, adapted from Showings 46
Julian of Norwich (1342–1416) was an English mystic who experienced a series of intense visions that were later recorded in
A Revelation of Love and are commonly referred to as Showings.

1816, the first Marist priests pledged to form the Society
of Mary.

Marist Source

The story of our spirituality is one of passion and compassion, passion
for God and compassion for people.

Water from the Rock #1

1816, the first Marist priests pledged to form the Society
of Mary.

To Ponder

Ponder standing around the altar with those first Marists ...

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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