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 youth experience our passion for God, and our compassion for God’s people.
Marists engaged in Solidarity projects across the region.

That youth experience our passion for God, and our compassion for God’s people.
Marists engaged in Solidarity projects across the region.

Today's Gospel. Saint Lucy.

Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.

Matthew 11: 19.
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Matthew 11: 16 - 19.

16 'What comparison can I find for this generation? It is like children shouting to each other as they sit in the market place:

17 We played the pipes for you, and you wouldn't dance; we sang dirges, and you wouldn't be mourners.

18 'For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say, "He is possessed."

19 The Son of man came, eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners." Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.'

Breaking Open The Word

Thus I may serve you in the light, not in the dark; and I may be a mirror of a good and holy life.

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

Mirror of a Good and Holy Life.

Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.

O eternal Trinity, when I received with the light of most holy faith your light that you gave me, I came to know therein the way of great perfection, made smooth for me by so many wonderful explanations. Thus I may serve you in the light, not in the dark; and I may be a mirror of a good and holy life; and I may rouse myself from my wretched life in which, always through my own fault, I have served you in darkness. I did not know your truth, and so I did not love it. Why did I not know you? Because I did not see you with the glorious light of most holy faith, since the cloud of selfish love darkened the eye of my understanding. Then with your light, eternal Trinity, you dispelled the darkness.

But who could reach to your height to thank you for so immeasurable a gift, for such generous favors, for the teaching of truth that you have given me? A special grace, this, beyond the common grace you give to other creatures. You willed to bend down to my need and that of others who might see themselves mirrored here.

You responded, Lord; you yourself have given and you yourself answered and satisfied me by flooding me with a gracious light, so that with that light I may return thanks to you. Clothe, clothe me with yourself, eternal Truth, so that I may run the course of this mortal life in true obedience and in the light of most holy faith.

St. Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue. Taken from Give Us This Day.

St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380) was a mystic and a tertiary of the Dominican Order. She is a Doctor of the Church.

That youth experience our passion for God, and our compassion for God’s people.
Marists engaged in Solidarity projects across the region.

Marist Source

We strive to be persons of integrity - truthful, open-hearted and transparent in our relationships.

# WFR 33.

That youth experience our passion for God, and our compassion for God’s people.
Marists engaged in Solidarity projects across the region.

To Ponder

Do I allow myself to fully engage with the life God has given me? Can I really be present to others in times of both celebration and sadness?

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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