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 give our time and talents for others.
The Brothers’ Community and Marists, St Francis Xavier College, Hamilton, NSW.

That we give our time and talents for others.
The Brothers’ Community and Marists, St Francis Xavier College, Hamilton, NSW.

Today's Gospel.

You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.

Luke 16: 13.
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Luke 16: 1 - 13.

1 He also said to his disciples, 'There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property.

2 He called for the man and said, "What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer."

3 Then the steward said to himself, "Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed.

4 Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will be some to welcome me into their homes."

5 'Then he called his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, "How much do you owe my master?"

6 "One hundred measures of oil," he said. The steward said, "Here, take your bond; sit down and quickly write fifty."

7 To another he said, "And you, sir, how much do you owe?" "One hundred measures of wheat," he said. The steward said, "Here, take your bond and write eighty."

8 'The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light.'

9 'And so I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10 Anyone who is trustworthy in little things is trustworthy in great; anyone who is dishonest in little things is dishonest in great.

11 If then you are not trustworthy with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches?

12 And if you are not trustworthy with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very own?

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1 He also said to his disciples, 'There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property.

2 He called for the man and said, "What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer."

3 Then the steward said to himself, "Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed.

4 Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will be some to welcome me into their homes."

5 'Then he called his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, "How much do you owe my master?"

6 "One hundred measures of oil," he said. The steward said, "Here, take your bond; sit down and quickly write fifty."

7 To another he said, "And you, sir, how much do you owe?" "One hundred measures of wheat," he said. The steward said, "Here, take your bond and write eighty."

8 'The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light.'

9 'And so I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10 Anyone who is trustworthy in little things is trustworthy in great; anyone who is dishonest in little things is dishonest in great.

11 If then you are not trustworthy with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches?

12 And if you are not trustworthy with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very own?

13 'No servant can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or be attached to the first and despise the second. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.'

will either hate the first and love the second, or be attached to the first and despise the second. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.'

Breaking Open The Word

And while you’re at it, you might as well add: “And I shall love others, all others, as I love myself.”

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

A New IOU.

The parable of the Dishonest Manager is a challenge to every Christian, more especially if you are gifted with the good things of earth, or hold in your hands the living or dying of others, or your ears ring . . . with the applause of appreciative audiences, with the screeching and howling of frenzied fans. It is then especially that you have to confront the wisdom of the world with the foolishness of God, with the folly of the Beatitudes: Blessed are the poor in spirit and those persecuted for Christ, the meek and those who mourn, the merciful and the makers of peace, the pure in heart and those who thirst for righteousness (cf. Mt 5:3-12).

So then, look into your heart this Sunday of crisis. Discover what towers atop your list of goals. See where God stands on the list, where money, power, fame, whatever. Then, like our manager friend but even more shrewdly, take the IOU you have with God, rip it up, write a new one—this time not less but more, this time in tune with the command of Old Testament and New: “I shall love the Lord my God with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind, all my strength.” And while you’re at it, you might as well add: “And I shall love others, all others, as I love myself.”

Fr. Walter J. Burghardt, Lovely in Eyes Not His. Taken from Give Us This Day.

Fr. Walter Burghardt, SJ (1914–2008), spent much of his career as a scholar of Church history and theology. He was a spellbinding preacher whose powerful calls for social justice and understanding influenced generations of priests and pastors.

That we give our time and talents for others.
The Brothers’ Community and Marists, St Francis Xavier College, Hamilton, NSW.

Marist Source

We are inspired by the vision and lives of Marcellin and his first disciples as we journey to God. While we share such a pilgrimage with many, we are conscious of our own distinctive style…from this flows the particular characteristics of our manner of being followers of Champagnat.

Let us encourage one another in our journey of discipleship.

# WFR 15.

That we give our time and talents for others.
The Brothers’ Community and Marists, St Francis Xavier College, Hamilton, NSW.

To Ponder

‘No servant can be the slave of two masters’. When I think about my life, do I have things in correct and healthy proportions?

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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