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

That our Institute be one of passion and compassion.
For all those who are attending the Twilight Retreat in Perth.

That our Institute be one of passion and compassion.
For all those who are attending the Twilight Retreat in Perth.

Today's Gospel.

Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you.

John 17: 1.
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John 17: 1-11.

1 After saying this, Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you;

2 so that, just as you have given him power over all humanity, he may give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him.

3 And eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

4 I have glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do.

5 Now, Father, glorify me with that glory I had with you before ever the world existed.

6 I have revealed your name to those whom you took from the world to give me. They were yours and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

7 Now at last they have recognised that all you have given me comes from you

8 for I have given them the teaching you gave to me, and they have indeed accepted it and know for certain that I came from you, and have believed that it was you who sent me.

9 It is for them that I pray. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.

10 All I have is yours and all you have is mine, and in them I am glorified.

11 I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us.

Breaking Open The Word

Every moment is a time of arrival when we walk with the faithful assurance of God’s guiding love.

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

The Course of Christ.

Thanks to GPS we can easily see the miles before us and our estimated time of arrival before we set out on a journey. An airplane seat-back screen shows us the state or country below and the weather for our destination, while our smartwatch measures the number of calories we burn each day. If only our faith was so easily programmed.

It’s amazing to think of pilgrims setting off on a spiritual quest with only a plan and a path—and no cell phone service. The apostle Paul demonstrates an even greater trust in God as he is compelled to go to Jerusalem, despite his inner GPS warning him of possible hardship ahead. For Paul, life in the Spirit was go big or go home, so he pressed forward to finish his course.

Paul encourages us to let go of the need to know exactly where Christ is leading us. Every moment is a time of arrival when we walk with the faithful assurance of God’s guiding love. Do we really need technology to walk the “Course of Christ” and answer the call to ministry we have been given? If you’ve ever left home without your cell phone, your answer might be a resounding, “Yes!”

But if you are baptized and trust in the Spirit and mystery of God, you already have a homing device to guide you through any distress. Now is the time to proclaim this grace with our lips and our lives—and, most importantly, our love—as we run the Course of Christ before us!

Fr. Ricky Manalo. Taken from Give Us This Day.

Fr. Ricky Manalo, CSP, is a liturgical composer, teaches at Santa Clara University, and serves as an advisor to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church.

That our Institute be one of passion and compassion.
For all those who are attending the Twilight Retreat in Perth.

Marist Source

Like Marcellin, we can find God in every situation.

# WFR 64.

That our Institute be one of passion and compassion.
For all those who are attending the Twilight Retreat in Perth.

To Ponder

“Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” What is your reflection on eternal life?

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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