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 learn from our failures.
Marist vocation ministry in Australia.

That we learn from our failures.
Marist vocation ministry in Australia.

Today's Gospel. The Holy Guardian Angels.

Anyone who welcomes one little child like this in my name welcomes me.

Matthew 18: 5.
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Matthew 18: 1-5, 10.

1 At this time the disciples came to Jesus and said, 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?'

2 So he called a little child to him whom he set among them.

3 Then he said, 'In truth I tell you, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven.

4 And so, the one who makes himself as little as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven.

5 'Anyone who welcomes one little child like this in my name welcomes me.

10 'See that you never despise any of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven are continually in the presence of my Father in heaven.

Breaking Open The Word

No wonder Jesus says we are to love children and become like them if we desire heaven.

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

The Face of Love.

I am not a birth mother. But I am an aunt, godmother, and stepmother. When I first met my stepdaughter, she buried her face in her father’s coat sleeve. Hesitantly, she peeked at me out of the corner of one eye. Moments later when she faced me, her whole heart poured out. It bowled me over then, as the memory of it does today.

This is the image that arises when I pray with today’s Gospel. I imagine our guardian angels looking at us with all the affection we hold for children. No wonder Jesus says we are to love children and become like them if we desire heaven. How do we treat the young? And how do we treat one another?

We have much to learn from children: How to be welcoming and kind and without guile. How to be humble, openhearted, inquisitive, and playful. How to trust God and others. This is not to say we are to suspend all critical thinking, but we are invited in faith to a deeper trust.

Instead of burying our face in the sleeve of daily life, perhaps we can slowly but surely turn to fully face God and one another. How we treat the vulnerable—children and others— is a measure of our love for Christ. Do we welcome them as Christ commands? Or do we judge and dismiss, worse yet, harm them? The questions demand our attention now if one day we too hope to gaze at the face of our heavenly Father.

Fran Rossi Szpylczyn. Taken from Taken from Give Us This Day.

Fran Rossi Szpylczyn is a writer exploring the intersection of faith and daily life. She blogs at “There Will Be Bread” at breadhere.wordpress.com.

That we learn from our failures.
Marist vocation ministry in Australia.

Marist Source

We Marists strive to enhance the harmony between humanity and nature.

# WFR 38.

That we learn from our failures.
Marist vocation ministry in Australia.

To Ponder

‘So he called a little child…’ God cares for all. How do I care for those in my community who are vulnerable and marginalised?

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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