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

That, like Mary, we put our trust in God.
Marists at St Peter Claver College, Riverview, Qld

That, like Mary, we put our trust in God.
Marists at St Peter Claver College, Riverview, Qld

Today's Gospel.

Go, your son will live.

John 4:43-54
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John 4:43-54

At that time Jesus left [Samaria] for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native place. When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast.
Then he returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. Now there was a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, who was near death. Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” The royal official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “You may go; your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus said to him and left. While the man was on his way back, his slaves met him and told him that his boy would live. He asked them when he began to recover. They told him, “The fever left him yesterday, about one in the afternoon.” The father realised that just at that time Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live,” and he and his whole household came to believe. Now this was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Breaking Open The Word

New Life in Christ

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

With the emphasis during Lent on the Sacraments of Initiation and the welcoming of new members, the Liturgy of the Word during the last three weeks emphasises themes of healing and new life. We experience a crescendo of anticipation, evoking awe and hope, gradually building each day to the culmination of the Easter mystery in the celebration of the Paschal Triduum. The readings intentionally invite us to keep our eye on the new possibilities that arise from full participation in the Christian life.
Embracing the mystery of the suffering of Jesus in our daily lives, we believe that we already live in the new life offered us through Christ. As catechumens and candidates prepare to join the Church, we, too, prepare to renew our baptismal promises. Firmly rooted in the cross, we know that the cross is not the end of the story, but rather an entry into a new way of life offered to us by the Risen One, a life that will flourish as we preach the Good News through our words and actions.
As baptized faithful, we are called to proclaim to all what our readings teach us: the hope of new life from death; that the blind will see and the deaf hear; of living water within that will overflow into eternal life. New wine served at the wedding in Cana, and the cure of the royal official’s son, are signs that announce this new life in Christ, offering hope to a world in which God initiates love—and invites us to do the same.

Sr. Patricia Parachini

Patricia Parachini, SNJM, a pastoral theologian and spiritual director, writes about spirituality, liturgy, and pastoral care.

That, like Mary, we put our trust in God.
Marists at St Peter Claver College, Riverview, Qld

Marist Source

God has gifted everyone with the ability to create and wants us to bring His creation to fruition. Looked at in this way, the world presents itself to us as a space to exercise our freedom where nothing exists in its final form…

# EMY 65.

That, like Mary, we put our trust in God.
Marists at St Peter Claver College, Riverview, Qld

To Ponder

The man believed what Jesus said to him and left.

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Salve Regina

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy.
Hail, our life, our sweetness,
and our hope.
To you do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve.
To you do we send up our sighs,
Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
Your eyes of mercy towards us.
And after this, our exile,
Show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.