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 we accept the responsibility to make decisions.
Marists at Assumption College, Kilmore, VIC.

That we accept the responsibility to make decisions.
Marists at Assumption College, Kilmore, VIC.

Today's Gospel. Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

Be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.

Matthew 7: 24.
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Matthew 7: 21 - 29.

p>21 'It is not anyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven.

22 When the day comes many will say to me, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, work many miracles in your name?"

23 Then I shall tell them to their faces: I have never known you; away from me, all evil doers!

24 'Therefore, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.

25 Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock.

26 But everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand.

27 Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!'

28 Jesus had now finished what he wanted to say, and his teaching made a deep impression on the people

29 because he taught them with authority, unlike their own scribes.

Breaking Open The Word

Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them . . .

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

When Love Speaks.

Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them . . .

The Soul says to God:
“Lord, You love me so much! You help me persevere in hunger and thirst, in working and pleasure, until that playful hour of mystical union, when from Your divine mouth the special words—no one else hears—flow. These words bind me to You.

“Nobody but the soul who strips herself of earth and puts her ear next to Your mouth hears these special words. How she appreciates Your joy and treasures Your love. Thank you!”

Mechthild of Magdeburg, The Flowing Light of the Godhead. Taken from Give Us This Day.

Mechthild of Magdeburg (ca. 1208–ca. 1282) was a Beguine mystic whose spiritual writing vividly describes her dialogues with Christ as well as her critique of worldliness and corruption in the Church.

That we accept the responsibility to make decisions.
Marists at Assumption College, Kilmore, VIC.

Marist Source

We approach God with transparency, honesty, openness and trust.

# WFR 41.

That we accept the responsibility to make decisions.
Marists at Assumption College, Kilmore, VIC.

To Ponder

“Listen to these words of mine and act on them”. How is this going in my 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