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
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  • Reflection
  • Meditation
  • Call to Action
  • Closing Prayer

Intention of the Day

For those Brothers responsible for the Formation Program.
The Brothers’ Community and Marists, Sacred Heart Colleges, Somerton and Mitchell Parks, SA.

For those Brothers responsible for the Formation Program.
The Brothers’ Community and Marists, Sacred Heart Colleges, Somerton and Mitchell Parks, SA.

Today's Gospel

They wanted to arrest Jesus, but he eluded them.

John 10:31-42
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John 10:31-42

The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God.” Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’? If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and Scripture cannot be set aside, can you say that the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? If I do not perform my Father’s works, do not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” Then they tried again to arrest him; but he escaped from their power.
He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained. Many came to him and said, “John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true.” And many there began to believe in him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Breaking Open The Word

The Joy of Being Wrong

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

I’ve profited greatly from a book called The Joy of Being Wrong by the theologian James Alison. After ten years of spiritual direction, I’ve never heard such a succinct and accurate summary of what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
“Being wrong” is less about facts and arguments and more about lapsing out of the Kingdom of God into unredeemed logic: assuming scarcity, parlaying advantage, defending territory. In the Gospels, Jesus’ disciples are frequently “wrong,” arguing over who was the greatest, expecting earthly return on investment, and defending Jesus’ campaign with violent
arms. Through his nonviolent love, his death and forgiving return, he convinced them of their wrongness.
In my own spiritual journey, “being wrong” always looks the same: impatience, perfectionism, quickness to judgment. “Being wrong” is what happens when the wounds, not the grace, speak. Again and again, in various episodes of my life, I’ve had to take joy—thank God!—that I was wrong.
In today’s Gospel, we witness people who, from the evangelist’s point of view, are factually wrong about who Jesus is. More significantly, however, is their way of being wrong—theirs is the religious logic of the mob, convinced with increasing lethal momentum that it is right.
No follower (or group of followers) of Jesus is exempt from being wrong. And yet the Gospel also counsels us to take joy, because Resurrection forgiveness—the infinite, tender, forgiveness that holds us until our wrongness is expended—is coming soon.

Justin Bartkus

Justin Bartkus is a human-centered designer living in Chicago, Illinois.

For those Brothers responsible for the Formation Program.
The Brothers’ Community and Marists, Sacred Heart Colleges, Somerton and Mitchell Parks, SA.

Marist Source

Each person has a unique way of discovering the meaning of their life and of choosing their response.

Water from the Rock #62

For those Brothers responsible for the Formation Program.
The Brothers’ Community and Marists, Sacred Heart Colleges, Somerton and Mitchell Parks, SA.

To Ponder

For what are you grateful today....

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Where has the Spirit drawn you in today's prayer?

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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.