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
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  • Marist Source
  • Reflection
  • Meditation
  • Call to Action
  • Closing Prayer

Intention of the Day

That we be joyful people.
Marists at Marist-Sion College, Warragul, VIC.

That we be joyful people.
Marists at Marist-Sion College, Warragul, VIC.

Today's Gospel

He replied, 'The one who showed pity towards him.' Jesus said to him, 'Go, and do the same yourself.'

Luke 10: 37.
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Luke 10: 25 - 37.

25 And now a lawyer stood up and, to test him, asked, 'Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

26 He said to him, 'What is written in the Law? What is your reading of it?'

27 He replied, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.'

28 Jesus said to him, 'You have answered right, do this and life is yours.'

29 But the man was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'

30 In answer Jesus said, 'A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of bandits; they stripped him, beat him and then made off, leaving him half dead.

31 Now a priest happened to be travelling down the same road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

32 In the same way a Levite who came to the place saw him, and passed by on the other side.

33 But a Samaritan traveller who came on him was moved with compassion when he saw him.

34 He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. He then lifted him onto his own mount and took him to an inn and looked after him.

35 Next day, he took out two denarii and handed them to the innkeeper and said, "Look after him, and on my way back I will make good any extra expense you have."

36 Which of these three, do you think, proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the bandits' hands?'

37 He replied, 'The one who showed pity towards him.' Jesus said to him, 'Go, and do the same yourself.'

It is up to us to make friends with them, to help them in a very special manner— the only manner by which they can be helped: love!

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

Our Hidden Neighbors.

I am tormented. I am tormented with the situation of the old, the helpless, the hopeless, the ones who “die” from loneliness! My torment is not only for those in hospitals and in nursing homes. (There are people who are already doing good work in that area.) It is the others—the even more forgotten and rejected ones, the other humiliati—who need our help. How we are going to do this, I do not know. We have to pray, and we have to search. God will show us the way.

It is a very simple thing I am asking. We are already doing much of this already, but we have the capacity to do more! Go out . . . be free . . . do it! They are on the streets, in rooming houses, in offices, in condominiums. They are the hidden ones, the overlooked ones, the neglected ones.

The “real” rejects of society already knock on our door, seeking our help. But these others we have to look for! They may be very poor in the economic sense. Or they may be very rich. They may be politicians, or civil servants, or wards of the state. It is up to us to seek them out. It is up to us to make friends with them, to help them in a very special manner— the only manner by which they can be helped: love!

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.

That we be joyful people.
Marists at Marist-Sion College, Warragul, VIC.

Marist Source

In our ministry we especially empower life in a group. The life of the group is the ecclesial setting of our presence among young people…an experience of sharing, fraternity, co-responsibility and commitment, especially to those people most in need.
Remember that we are never alone in our ministry, and that Jesus and Mary are our constant companions.

# EMY 98.

That we be joyful people.
Marists at Marist-Sion College, Warragul, VIC.

To Ponder

Do this, and you will live.” – Am I living my life to the full, as God intended?

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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