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 encourage one another in our apostolic work.
For Marists attending the Footsteps 1 Programme at Mittagong.

That we encourage one another in our apostolic work.
For Marists attending the Footsteps 1 Programme at Mittagong.

Today's Gospel

So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple without giving up all that he owns.

Luke 14: 33.
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Luke 14: 25 - 33.

25 Great crowds accompanied him on his way and he turned and spoke to them.

26 'Anyone who comes to me without hating father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and his own life too, cannot be my disciple.

27 No one who does not carry his cross and come after me can be my disciple.

28 'And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out the cost to see if he had enough to complete it?

29 Otherwise, if he laid the foundation and then found himself unable to finish the work, anyone who saw it would start making fun of him and saying,

30 "Here is someone who started to build and was unable to finish."

31 Or again, what king marching to war against another king would not first sit down and consider whether with ten thousand men he could stand up to the other who was advancing against him with twenty thousand?

32 If not, then while the other king was still a long way off, he would send envoys to sue for peace.

33 So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple without giving up all that he owns.

Breaking Open The Word

Your vocation is simple...yet very concrete. To burn. To do the will of God in the humble duty of every moment.

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

So Utterly Simple.

You go forth as an apostle—with no shoes, no gold or silver. Then, once more, you too will hear the words of Christ at the end of the journey, “Have you wanted for anything?”

Your vocation is simple, so utterly simple, that words fail to describe it. It is intangible, yet very concrete. To burn. To do the will of God in the humble duty of every moment. To die to self through obedience, poverty, love. Through chastity also. To be ready to be crucified, in the mystical sense, on the cross of the will of God. To be ready to be crucified by men and women. You will be crucified by their words, though you may not yet realize that words spoken by men and women
are like chaff in the wind. They will be words of disapproval, of doubt, of ridicule. You will also be crucified by gestures (the shrugging of shoulders, for example).

You will be crucified by others’ disbelief in your way of life. Your cross will be very small. It will probably be in the marketplace or where you live. Yes, the cross will be small, as tall as you or I, each according to his size.

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 encourage one another in our apostolic work.
For Marists attending the Footsteps 1 Programme at Mittagong.

Marist Source

The Brothers offer us their particular way of cultivating spirituality, which encourages us to grow together in faith. …theirs is a prophetic sign for the world and other Christians, which reminds us of our own call to radicalism and passion for Christ.

Let us commend all members of our Marist family to Our Good Mother today.

# GAST 20.

That we encourage one another in our apostolic work.
For Marists attending the Footsteps 1 Programme at Mittagong.

To Ponder

In what ways do I find following Jesus demanding? What does ‘giving up all possessions’ actually mean for me?

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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