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 realise how unique we are.
The Brothers' Community at Somerton Park.

That we realise how unique we are.
The Brothers' Community at Somerton Park.

Today's Gospel.

It would not be right for a prophet to die outside Jerusalem.

Luke 13: 33.
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Luke 13: 31 - 35.

31 Just at this time some Pharisees came up. 'Go away,' they said. 'Leave this place, because Herod means to kill you.'

32 He replied, 'You may go and give that fox this message: Look! Today and tomorrow I drive out devils and heal, and on the third day I attain my end.

33 But for today and tomorrow and the next day I must go on, since it would not be right for a prophet to die outside Jerusalem.

34 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often have I longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you refused!

35 Look! Your house will be left to you. Yes, I promise you, you shall not see me till the time comes when you are saying: Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord!'

Breaking Open The Word

If I suffer persecution and confess Christ before men, I am certain that he will confess me also before his Father, who is in heaven.

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

As Long as We Rely on Love.

When tribulation comes, we shall say to God: “Thou hast given me room when I was in distress” [Ps 4:1]. If we have distress in the world, arising from the needs of the body, we shall call on the breadth of God’s wisdom and knowledge, in which the world cannot distress us. For I shall return to the wide fields of the holy Scriptures and look for the spiritual meaning of God’s Word, and there no distress will take hold of me. . . .

If I suffer persecution and confess Christ before men, I am certain that he will confess me also before his Father, who is in heaven. Famine cannot disturb me, for I have the bread of life which comes down from heaven and refreshes weary souls; nor can that bread ever be wanting, for it is perfect and eternal. Nakedness does not confound me, because I am clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ. . . . I shall not fear peril, because “God is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?” [Ps 27:1]. The earthly sword cannot frighten me because I have “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” [Eph 6:17]. . . . As long as we rely on God’s love, we suffer no feeling of pain. For his love, by which he loved us and drew us to him, makes us not feel the pain and crucifixion of the body. In all these things we are more than conquerors.

Origen, Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. Taken from Give Us This Day.

Origen of Alexandria (ca. 185–253) was one of the great thinkers of ancient times. He devoted his life to the study of Scripture and was a master of the spiritual life.

That we realise how unique we are.
The Brothers' Community at Somerton Park.

Marist Source

At the altar, the Eucharist, we find a privileged place to enter into communion with the Body of Christ.

# WFR 23.

That we realise how unique we are.
The Brothers' Community at Somerton Park.

To Ponder

‘Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord.’ Am I willing to allow Jesus to gather me to Himself? Or do I stay at a distance from Him?

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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