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 all the Brothers in Pasifika.
Marists at St Francis Primary School, Ayr, Qld

For all the Brothers in Pasifika.
Marists at St Francis Primary School, Ayr, Qld

Today's Gospel

This is the heir; let us kill him.

Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
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Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.” Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures: / The stone that the builders rejected / has become the cornerstone; / by the Lord has this been done, / and it is wonderful in our eyes? / Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away
from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.” When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them. And although they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet.
The Gospel of the Lord.

Breaking Open The Word

Into Communion

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

Excluding is a well-documented human habit. On every level of our being we push things away. It seems the right thing to do. It is a purifying process. If we have thoughts that disturb us, we do our best not to think them. If there are people who are undesirable, we make sure they are not welcomed into our homes, schools, clubs, and churches. We clear a space where we think we can breathe pure air.
. . . Jesus’ name means “he will save his people from their sins” (Matt 1:21). In classical theology sin is considered to be a process of separation. Through the use of their freedom, people separate themselves from God and from other people. In doing this, they also separate themselves from their own souls. This exclusionary process results in a false and isolated sense of themselves. . . .
Therefore, to save people from their sins is to bring them out of separation into communion, to connect them with God, neighbor, and self. This is the offer of Jesus to the religious leadership of his day. His liberating consciousness and inclusive behavior are what they need. Jesus is asking them to relate to the God of all people by including all people.

John Shea, The Spiritual Wisdom of the Gospels for Christian Preachers and Teachers

John Shea is a theologian, author, and storyteller who lectures nationally and internationally on storytelling in world religions, faith-based health care, and contemporary spirituality.

For all the Brothers in Pasifika.
Marists at St Francis Primary School, Ayr, Qld

Marist Source

Like the chance traveller in the parable, we need only have a pure
and simple desire to be a people, a community, constant and tireless in the effort
to include, integrate and lift up the fallen. For our part, let us foster what is
good and place ourselves at its service.

Pope Francis in “Fratelli Tutti”, No. 77

For all the Brothers in Pasifika.
Marists at St Francis Primary School, Ayr, Qld

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