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 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 Saint Stanislaus.

In all truth I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.

John 8: 51.
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John 8: 51-59.

51 In all truth I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.

52 The Jews said, 'Now we know that you are possessed. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead, and yet you say, "Whoever keeps my word will never know the taste of death."

53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? The prophets are dead too. Who are you claiming to be?'

54 Jesus answered: If I were to seek my own glory my glory would be worth nothing; in fact, my glory is conferred by the Father, by the one of whom you say, 'He is our God,'

55 although you do not know him. But I know him, and if I were to say, 'I do not know him,' I should be a liar, as you yourselves are. But I do know him, and I keep his word.

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to think that he would see my Day; he saw it and was glad.

57 The Jews then said, 'You are not fifty yet, and you have seen Abraham!'

58 Jesus replied: In all truth I tell you, before Abraham ever was, I am.

59 At this they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself and left the Temple.

Breaking Open The Word

He calls us directly and there is no compromise in his call: “Whoever is not with me is against me . . . If you love me, keep my commandments.”

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

Whoever Keeps My Word . . .

Christians are called to become icons of Christ, to reflect him. Icon is Greek for “image of God.” We are called to incarnate him in our lives, to clothe our lives with him, so that men and women can see him in us, touch him in us, recognize him in us.

When we don’t live the Gospel without compromise (or do not try to) we are skeletons. People do not care to deal with skeletons. The Gospel can be summed up by saying it is the tremendous, tender, compassionate, gentle, extraordinary, explosive, revolutionary law of Christ’s love.

He calls us directly and there is no compromise in his call: “Whoever is not with me is against me . . . If you love me, keep my commandments.” We can find umpteen quotations in the Gospel that will vividly bring forth to our minds and hearts how simply and insistently he calls us to be like him, and to accept his law of love without compromise.

His call is revolutionary, one that would change the world in a few months if we implemented it. The Gospel is radical, and Christ indeed is the root from which springs all things. His commandments mean risk, great risk. They imply a lack of security, humanly speaking. Yes, God offers us risk, danger, and a strange insecurity that leads to perfect security.

Catherine de Hueck Doherty, in Grace in Every Season. Taken from Give Us This Day.

Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1896–1985) was a Russian-born aristocrat who dedicated her life to “the gospel without compromise.” Author of numerous books, she established the Madonna House in Combermere, Ontario.

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.

# WFR 62.

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

To Ponder

'We know for certain'- in an evolving, becoming understanding of life, certainty is the same as stagnation, a deadly comfort.

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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