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 a spirit of perseverance in our difficulties
Marists at Marist Catholic College Penshurst, NSW

For a spirit of perseverance in our difficulties
Marists at Marist Catholic College Penshurst, NSW

Today's Gospel. First Sunday of Lent.

Whatever you have done to the very least of these,
you have done to me.

Matthew 25:31-46
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Matthew 25:31-46

Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least of mine, you did for me.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’ Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’ He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’ And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Breaking Open The Word

Toward Right Relationship

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

The kingdom of God in the experience of Jesus has at its roots the ancient hope of Israel, this dream that there would come a time in the life of humanity when God would actively take possession and control of the life of his chosen, and through them establish a sovereignty inclusive of the entire human race. The prophets felt that this dream was being worked out in the creative movement of human history. There were others who felt that humanity had become so degenerate and evil that God had withdrawn from humanity but that there would come a time when the age would end and all of the contamination would be wiped out and the new era would be brought in by this apocalyptic movement of God. This is the root. God is the creator of life and the living substance. God is the creator of existence; therefore everything lives under God. The logic of this is that the individual is under obligation to let their life flow out from their center. This center has its core the yielding to the will of God, so that the action that flows out from this center that is always accessible to the will of God will be right action, the relationship will be right relationship. When Jesus announces that the kingdom of God is at hand, this is the announcement that he is making.

Howard Thurman, Sermons on the Parables

Howard Thurman (1899–1981) was an American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader.
His theology of radical nonviolence shaped a generation of
civil rights activists.

For a spirit of perseverance in our difficulties
Marists at Marist Catholic College Penshurst, NSW

Marist Source

Will we bend down and help another to get up? This is today’s
challenge, and we should not be afraid to face it. In moments of crisis,
decisions become urgent. It could be said that, here and now, anyone who
is neither a robber nor a passer-by is either injured himself or bearing an
injured person on his shoulders.

Pope Francis in “Fratelli Tutti”, No. 70

For a spirit of perseverance in our difficulties
Marists at Marist Catholic College Penshurst, NSW

To Ponder

Whatever you have done to the very least of these, you have done to me.

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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