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

That we remain in God's constant love.
Marists at Champagnat Catholic College, Pagewood, NSW.

That we remain in God's constant love.
Marists at Champagnat Catholic College, Pagewood, NSW.

Today's Gospel.

'...the people who belong to the light.'

Luke 16: 8
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Luke 16: 1 - 8

1 Jesus said to his disciples, “There was once a rich man who had a servant who managed his property. The rich man was told that the manager was wasting his master's money, 2 so he called him in and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Hand in a complete account of your handling of my property, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’ 3 The servant said to himself, ‘My master is going to dismiss me from my job. What shall I do? I am not strong enough to dig ditches, and I am ashamed to beg. 4 Now I know what I will do! Then when my job is gone, I shall have friends who will welcome me in their homes.’
5 “So he called in all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6 ‘100 barrels of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Here is your account,’ the manager told him; ‘sit down and write fifty.’ 7 Then he asked another one, ‘And you — how much do you owe?’ ‘A thousand sacks of wheat,’ he answered. ‘Here is your account,’ the manager told him; ‘write 800.’
8 “As a result the master of this dishonest manager praised him for doing such a shrewd thing; because the people of this world are much more shrewd in handling their affairs than the people who belong to the light.”

Breaking Open The Word

He points to the way of liberation...

Taken from: Marist Association
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Taken from: Marist Association

In today's Gospel, is Jesus really praising this manipulative man, this wheeler-dealer? Perhaps the theme is really about forgiveness, about cutting others some slack. By lifting burdens from the shoulders of those in debt to his master, he also benefitted.

Later in the same passage, Jesus speaks of coming to terms with worldly wealth so that it does not enslave us. And so, once again, He points to the way of liberation: letting go radically of control, domination and unforgiveness. How can we resist the freedom and relief that such 'letting go' will bring?

That we remain in God's constant love.
Marists at Champagnat Catholic College, Pagewood, NSW.

Marist Source

The table at LaValla is enlarged and it welcomes everyone around us…We want to be a source of peace in our professions, in our daily life, in our own heart. The efforts of daily life can distance us at times and confront us with other people…but from God we seek to unite not divide.

How do you deal with the tensions that may arise around your “table”?

#GAST 81.

That we remain in God's constant love.
Marists at Champagnat Catholic College, Pagewood, NSW.

To Ponder

'...the master...praised him...' When we praise God, do we hear Him calling us His beloved?

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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