Salve Regina • Hail Holy Queen
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae,
ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia, ergo advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte;
et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy.
Hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To you do we send up our sighs,
Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
Your eyes of mercy towards us.
And after this, our exile,
Show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
••••••••••••
Grant that I may praise you, Holy Virgin
R/- Give me strength against your enemies.
Blessed be God in His Saints. Amen.
Let us pray
Almighty and Everlasting God,
by the working of the Holy Spirit,
you prepared a dwelling worthy of your Son
in the body and soul of blessed Mary,
the Virgin Mother;
grant, then,
that we who are happy to celebrate her memory may,
by her maternal intercession,
be freed from present ills and everlasting death.
We ask this in the name of Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Marial Greeting, Marist Calendar
Mary • Mother
Hail, our Queen and Mother blest!
Joy when all was sadness.
Life and hope you gave our race,
Mother of our gladness.
Pray for us, O Patroness,
Be our consolation!
Lead us home to see your Son,
Jesus, our salvation.
Gracious are you, full of grace,
Loving as none other,
Joy of heaven and joy of earth,
Mary, God's own mother.
Marist Calendar
Good Mother
Mary, Our Good Mother,
Mother of Jesus and Mother of the Church,
walk with us now,
sharing our joys and sorrows,
our successes and failures.
In our daily living,
show us your Son, who lives in us.
Help us to listen to Him,
to act on His Word and do our part
in building the kingdom of justice and peace.
May we be all united
in the fullness of His Kingdom forever.
Marial Greeting • Marist Calendar
Mother of the Word
Mary, quick to hear the prompting of the Spirit,
you mother God into the world.
You listen to that Word alive in your heart,
in tradition and in the world.
Striving to be faithful, you respond to the call
to compassion ever fresh in your heart.
We are your family.
Take us by the hand this morning
and lead us into that Word alive in our day,
in our hearts and in our experience.
May we, too, follow the promptings
of the same Holy Spirit calling us
to brother God in the poor and neglected of our world.
Marial Greeting • Marist Calendar
Mary with humanity
To you,
Mother of the human family, and of the nations,
we confidently entrust the whole of humanity,
with its hopes.
Do not let it lack the light of true wisdom.
Guide its steps in the ways of peace.
Enable all to meet Christ,
the way and the truth and the life.
Sustain us, O Virgin Mary, on our journey of faith
and obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother of God
and our Mother, Mary!
Marist Calendar
Through Mary to Jesus
Transliteration of the Salve Regina
Mother and Queen of God's people,
Daughter of Sion and humble servant of God,
With you, we rejoice to know Jesus Christ,
our Saviour;
With you, we shall praise him
and follow him always.
Walk with us now, O Mary, our Mother.
Teach us to live with hearts full of compassion,
And pray for us sinners.
Then, after this earthly journey is over
Show us your womb's blessed fruit, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Marial Greeting • Marist Calendar
For Today
Mary, you found bliss
in God's endless, loving mercy
and you proclaimed in joyful song
the great Sun of Justice,
who would raise the lowly and feed the hungry.
May this new day, be for us, your children,
a celebration of the presence and power of God,
who continues to bring light from darkness,
harmony from chaos, and life from death.
Sing your song in our hearts, Mary,
throughout this day,
that we might be transformed
into the image of your firstborn Son,
Jesus our brother
and Lord.
Amen.
Oceania Marist Calendar 2012
Dream
Creator God,
You invite us to open
the doors to our hearts.
May our Marist place be a
family of support gathered
around the same table,
where every life is respected.
May we create spaces where
all are welcomed and honoured.
May we help build bridges wherever
disagreement, disappointment, loss
or discouragement are to be found.
May we, like Jesus, work each day
towards building a better world.
Through Mary’s intercession
may the dream of Saint
Marcellin Champagnat come
to life - making Jesus Christ
known and loved among us.
Mary, our Good Mother
pray for us.
Saint Marcellin Champagnat,
pray for us.
Saint Mary of the Cross,
pray for us.
And let us always
remember to pray
for one another.
Marist Schools Australia
Champagnat Week 2011
Yes
Mary, our Mother,
your total giving of yourself
reminds us
that we hold in trust
from God our Father
all our accomplishments
and talents and gifts
- trusted as we are
to offer them in his service,
and bring happiness and well-being
to our brothers and sisters.
Your “Yes” to God’s invitation
to be the mother of his Son
reminds us
that prayer is not just words
but is from the heart.
We ask you to pray to Jesus for us
that the Holy Spirit
may live fully in us, too,
so that we may pray
in the way that each of us finds best
So may we be prepared to join you
in saying “Yes" to God our Father:
that Jesus may be born anew
in our hearts.
Amen.
De La Salle Brothers’ website ‘Praying Each Day’
We pray together • Open
God of joy and energy and vitality,
we give thanks for the gift of being together this day,
for the chance to share with each other
our dreams and hopes for Marist life in our part of the world.
Give us hearts open to your spirit,
hearts on fire with desire to serve
the young people of our land and beyond,
in whatever way we can.
We pray, too, in thanks for those
involved in reflecting on and planning our direction
as Australian Marists, Brothers and Companions.
May we honour those who work for us
in your name, O Lord,
with our enthusiasm and generosity
for making Jesus known and loved.
Adapted from: 2012 Regional Gatherings: Towards a new Province
Brothers and Marist Companions
The Visitation
Often. like Mary and her cousin, we live with not knowing
and yet we are aware that others support us …
In the morning it takes the mind a while
To find the world again, lost after dream
has taken the heart to the underworld
To play with the shades of lives not chosen.
She awakens a stranger in her own life,
Her breath loud in the room full of listening.
Taken without touch, her flesh feels the grief
Of belonging to what cannot be seen.
Soon she can no longer bear to be alone.
At dusk she takes the road into the hills.
An anxious moon doubles her among the stone.
A door opens, the older one's eyes fill
Two women locked in a story of birth.
Each mirrors the secret the other heard.
John O'Donohue in Conamara Blues, p.63
2012 Regional Gatherings: Towards a new Province Brothers and Marist Companions
Mary
Dawn of the new times,
l thank you because
you have always done
everything among us
and you continue doing it
down to today
I place myself confidently
in your hands
and abandon myself
to your tenderness.
l also entrust to you
each of the persons who,
like me, feel privileged
to bear your name.
l renew this day
my consecration to you
as well as my firm intention
to contribute to building a Church
which reflects your face.
You, source of our renewal,
accompany my fidelity;
as you accompanied
those who preceded us.
On the way to
the Marist bicentenary [Foundation: 2 January 1817]
l feel your presence next to me
and for that l give you thanks.
Amen
Circular to Marists, Brothers and Companions, Br Emili Turu,
Superior General, 2012
Sub tuum praesidium
Sub tuum praesidium
Confugimus, confugimus.
Sancta Dei Genetrix.
Sancta Dei Genetrix.
1.Nostras deprecationes
ne despicias, ne despicias,
in necessitatibus nostris.
Sum tuum .........
2. Sed a periculis cunctis
libera nos semper,
Virgo gloriosa
et benedicta.
Translation
We fly to your patronage
O holy Mother of God;
despise not our prayers in our necessities
but deliver us from all dangers
O ever glorious and blessed Virgin.
The Sub tuum praesidium is probably the oldest Christian prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This prayer was long used in both Eastern and Western rites, even if numerous variants existed at the time. In 1917, the John Rylands Library in Manchester managed to acquire a large panel of Egyptian papyrus -- the exact area where they were discovered is unknown -- including an 18 cm by 9.4 cm fragment containing the text of this prayer in Greek.
http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2011/02/sub-tuum-praesidium.html
Silence of Mary
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
you who treasured all things and pondered them carefully
in your heart,
teach us that deep, interior silence
which enfolded you throughout your lifetime --
• the silence of the Annunciation, of faith, mission and obedience;
• the silence of the Visitation, of humility, service and praise;
• the silence of Bethlehem, of birth, incarnation and wonder;
• the silence of the flight into Egypt, of perseverance, hope and trust;
• the silence of Nazareth, of simplicity, intimacy and communion;
• the silence of Mt. Calvary, of courage, death and abandonment;
• the silence of Easter, of resurrection, jubilation and glory;
• the silence of Ascension, of fulfillment, transformation and new creation;
• the silence of Pentecost, of peace, power and love.
Mary, in your wisdom, teach us that silence
which enables us to listen to the small, still voice of our God;
which compels us to worship Him alone in spirit and in truth;
which empowers us to acknowledge our nothingness
and exult confidently in our Savior;
which frees us to lose ourselves in unceasing adoration
of the God who is Infinite Love.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now and always,
that we may enter into that silence of yours
which unites us to Jesus,your Son,
in the mystery of His silence before the Father of mercies.
AMEN.
Submitted on March 19, 1996 by Alice Claire Mansfield, © May 1993
Mary and silence
O the Lord called on Mary in silence
As she listened for sounds in her heart;
In the quiet of her home He had found her alone
And the Spirit took form in its essence.
O, the Word gently grew in her presence
As she praised God and gave to his growth;
Then he went on his own, of the truth he'll be known,
And she pondered at depth in her silence.
There's a crowd gathered now on the hill;
United in heart she is watching;
As he breathes forth his last, she knows it's the will
Of a Father who's waiting in silence.
With Mary As Our Model
In the Footsteps of Marcellin Champagnat, p68
Like Mary of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26‑38),we are open to the movement of God in our lives, of God for whom nothing is impossible. Despite our doubts, fears and feelings of inadequacy, we accept in faith God's invitation to participate in the work of spreading the Good News. In an age of independence, we make room for God.
Like Mary of the Visitation (Luke 1:39‑45), we go out from our communion with the Lord full of faith and hope. We go to meet young people in their places of need, offering them our love. In an age of individualism, we put others first.
Like Mary of the Magnificat (Luke 1:46‑55), we praise the Lord for the gift of life. In an age of concern over public morality, we side with the lowly.
Like Mary of Bethlehem (Luke 2:1‑20), we bring Jesus to birth in the hearts of others. We are ready to do so in the most unlikely and inhospitable of places. In an age of consumerism, we make do with simple comforts.
Like Mary of Nazareth (Luke 2:39‑52), we nurture, guide and care for the young, developing in them a knowledge and love of the God who is active in their lives, and a respect for all God has created. Like her, we accept them as they are even when we don't fully understand their decisions. In an age of self‑gratification, we give our love generously.
Like Mary of Cana (John 2:1‑11), we are sensitive to the needs of others. We invite the young to do whatever Jesus bids. In an age of self-centredness, we feel for others.
Like Mary of Calvary (John 19:25‑27), we recognise Jesus in the face of the broken and suffering, aching for them with a mother's heart and believing in them with a mother's passion. In an age in which hope struggles with despair, we stand by those who are dying or grieving.
Like Mary of the Cenacle (Acts 1:12 ‑ 2:4), we build community around us. In an age that is adrift spiritually, we bring the belief and vision of a new and Spirit‑filled Church.
Towards our Marist Bicentenary …
Mary, you are our companion along the way
and the main inspiration of our pilgrimage
towards our Marist Bicentenary.
Welcome into our hearts and homes today.
Your openness, faith and spontaneity touch our hearts
to be open in our turn to the Spirit,
the gift of your Son Jesus.
As Marists of Champagnat, Lay and Brothers,
we desire to change.
We look to you as model and companion
in living our vocation of following Christ,
with joy, sensitivity, love and energy
you brought to educating Jesus.
You gather us all and unite us across the world
into one international community
bearing your name,
a sign of communion to our Church and world.
When we contemplate you as woman filled with faith,
your spirit of intuition and initiative
impels us as it did Marcellin to be Good News
for poor children and young people
of our world today, in ‘new lands’.
In trust we pray, like Champagnat,
“lf the Lord does not build the house…”
and we say, “You have done everything for us”
Magnificat!
With you, Mary, we go to the Father
in union with Jesus and in the Spirit of Love.
Amen
Calendar Oceania 2011 • p22
Marcellin’s Prayer to Mary
O Mary, Holy Virgin, my Sovereign Lady,
I place myself under your protection.
To you I commend the special care of my whole being
and throw myself with confidence on your mercy.
I consecrate and confide to your maternal care
my soul and body, this day, every day,
and at the hour of my death.
To you I commit all my hopes and consolations,
my distresses and miseries, my life and its end,
that through your most holy intercession
and your precious merits,
I may constantly perform my actions,
and dispose all things according to your will
and that of your Son.
Amen.
Oceania Marist Calendar 2011 p9
Signed by the Spirit
God, creator and lover of the world,
we offer to you our lives,
our words and deeds,
our hopes and fears,
and our love for each other.
Accept us as we are and
make us what we shall be.
Mary, you image for us the perfection of the church.
You shine forth on earth,
until the day of the Almighty One shall come,
as a sign of sure hope and solace
for the pilgrim people of God
and for all your Marist sons and daughters.
By the power of the Spirit,
enable us to be a sign of your presence in the World
so that through us
others may come to consider the call to service.
We pray with Jesus, our Way, Truth and Life …. Amen
Oceania Marist Calendar 2011 • p 16
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Lord, may we bear the fruits of your Spirit:
give us love, that boundless, healing energy that
transforms the world; (Pause)
give us joy, because no darkness or evil can overcome
you; (Pause)
give us peace, to quieten our hearts, and to free us
from bitterness; (Pause)
give us patience, to go on following you even when it is
hard; (Pause)
give us kindness, to reach out to our neighbour and to
the person who needs to be loved; (pause)
give us goodness, to give with a generous heart and
Without ulterior motive; (Pause)
give us faithfulness, to remain true to our
commitments (Pause)
give us gentleness, to respect the freedom and integrity
of others; (Pause)
give us self-control, to see our weaknesses and
overcome them in your strength. (Pause)
Lord, may we bear the fruits of your Spirit.
[Galatians 5:22-23]
Oceania Marist Calendar 2011 • p 17
Marist Litany
Mary, our good 'Mother, our Ordinary Resource,
you who did everything for our family,
be with us, good Mother, and bless our Institute.
Marcellin Champagnat, Our Founder,
the man in whom the Spirit inspired
the charism and mission of the Marist Brothers,
keep alive in us
your charism and your passion to make
Jesus known and loved among today's youth.
Brothers François, Alfano, Basilio and Brothers
who preceded us
on the road of love, fidelity and service,
intercede for us in our daily lives.
You, our martyred Brothers
in Oceania, China, Spain and Africa,
treasured members of our family,
help us to be faithful and to acquire
a limitless generosity.
All our former students who welcomed Christ
and witnessed to Him,
grant your special protection
to our current and former pupils.
All you parents who have entrusted us with your children
already blessed by your faith and your love,
pray that our educational and apostolic work
may always be paternal and maternal.
All you who worked with the Marist Brothers
because you were also attracted
to the charism of Father Champagnat,
allow many others to discover this charism
and to serve the Lord and youth with joy.
All you Marist Fathers, Sisters; Brothers,
lay and friends, already in heaven,
help us today to announce and glorify Jesus,
the Lord of history.
Mary • Gift of God
Source of this prayer not recorded
Leader: Blessed be the name of the Lord forever. .
Response: Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.
In celebrating the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it is our special joy to echo her song of thanksgiving. What wonders you have worked throughout the world. All generations have shared the greatness of your love. When you looked on Mary, your lowly servant, you raised her to be the Mother of Jesus, your Son, Our Lord, the Saviour of humankind.
Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.
You allowed no stain of Adam's sin to touch the Virgin Mary. Full of grace, she was to be a worthy mother of your Son, your sign of favour to the Church at its beginning. She is one who, like us, has searched, felt anxious, laughed and cried, did not understand everything, but put her faith in you.
Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.
In Christ, the eternal truth, your promise to Israel came true. In Christ, the hope of all peoples, our hope was realised beyond all expectation. And it was through Mary's humble and faith‑filled "yes" that all this became possible.
Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.
Jesus came to save us all by becoming human like us. The Virgin Mary, receiving the angel's message of faith, conceived by the power of the Spirit and bore your Son in purest love.
Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.
The Virgin Mother of God was taken up into heaven to be the beginning and the pattern of the Church in its perfection, and a sign of hope and comfort for your people on their pilgrim way. She has been so highly favoured for it was she who gave birth to your Son, the Lord of all life, in the glory of the incarnation.
Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.
Leader: Let us ask Mary, our Mother,
who pondered God's word in her heart,
to pray for us.
All: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you .
blessed are you amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary. mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Anen
A Marist Prayer
adapted from the prayer before
the 21st General Chapter in ‘09
We praise you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
You inspired Marcellin Champagnat
to labour for your Kingdom
and to make Jesus known and loved
in the circumstances of the people of his time,
especially the poor.
All: We praise you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
You gave him Mary as his ordinary resource
and model of an unbounded “yes”
in responding to your call with courage and strong resolve.
All: We praise you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
You bestowed upon the many generations
of brothers and companion men and women
the same zeal to work in bringing the Christ-life to birth
in this constantly changing world.
All: We praise you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We give you thanks
for your abundant blessings on our Marist Institute
in the many aspects of its life and mission.
We are grateful that the Marist charism
has grown to be ever more relevant with the passage of time.
All: We praise you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We rejoice in the numerous men and women
who continue to share and keep alive
Marcellin’s dream of bringing young people closer to Jesus and Mary.
As modern-day Champagnats,
we recognize the challenges you set before us
in the realities of the world and of the young.
All: We praise you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Endow us with the wisdom
to see clearly the way in which you are leading us
so that we may continue to be signs
of your loving presence today.
May we share in openness of mind andgenerosity of heart
as we listen to the signs of our times.
All: We praise you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
All: Inspire us to truly discern your will for the Marist Institute
and its communities, Brothers and companions …
as we move in faith, hope and love
towardstwo hundred years of Marist presence,
creating in us new hearts for a new world.
Amen
Marist Family International Year
12th September 2009/2010
Marist Laity, Priests, Sisters, Brothers
Website: http://www.maristlaityaustralia.com/
Mary, Mother of Peace
1. Mary Mother, you brought your Son, Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace,
into a world awash with worry and fear.
We think of nations and individuals facing conflict and war (add intentions).
Mary, Mother of Peace, help us so to focus on Jesus
that his peace will fill our hearts and overflow into the lives of others.
May we follow your example as we seek to bring Christ
and his peace to our world.
Mary, Mother of Peace, pray for us.
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2. Mary, Mother of Peace, you are the Help of Christians.
You are an aid to us as we walk the way of your Son, Jesus Christ.
As Star of the Sea, you offer us gentle light during our darkness,
and calm amidst the storms of daily life.
Following in your footsteps, we will not go astray;
praying to you we will not fall into despair;
or thinking of you we will not err or fall.
With you as guide we will not grow weary;
with you as protector, we will have no fear;
enjoying your favour we will reach the goal of being united now and forever
with your Son, the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen.
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3. O Mary, my Queen and Mother of Peace.
I give to your sacred keeping and commend to your special care and protection
my body and soul for this day and for all the days of my life.
To you I commit my hopes and consolations, my difficulties and sorrows,
my life and death, that through your intercession,
all my actions may be directed according to your will
and the will of your Son, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
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Monthly/Daily/Optional Prayer Intentions
I pray for peace …
In my heart
In my family
For those troubled by mental illness
For the innocent in war zones
For the combatants in war zones
Between nations
Within our country
Between races and cultures
Between religions
In the Middle East
In African nations
In the Holy Land
In European nations
In the countries of the Americas
In Pacific countries
In Asian countries
The Marist Family
Lay Marists are part of a wider family - the Marist family,
The image of a tree with several branches dates back to its origins. The various tree branches belong to the Fathers, Sisters, Brothers, Missionary Sisters, and the Laity.
The lay branch was always seen as equal, sharing the same spirit, the same mission - that of Mary, This, a revolutionary concept in its day, was never authentically lived out. Vatican II opened the way for activating an independent and equal partnership between lay and religious Marists.
Today, Marist Laity Australia is an expression of the original Marist founders' dreams. All the branches of the Marist Family live out the spirit of Mary through compassionate service to contemporary society.
Intercessions for
MASS/LITURGY OF THE FEAST OF
SAINT MARCELLIN CHAMPAGNAT
Around the same table – a place for all
Prayers of the Marist Community
Presider:
Loving God, it is with confidence that we place our prayers before you.
For the Leaders of the Church
Marcellin Champagnat was a strong and loyal leader of the Church. For Pope Benedict XVI and our Bishop N., for leaders of our Marist communities, and for all who have a pastoral ministry in the Church. May they be strong and authentic leaders guided by the action of the Holy Spirit in their lives. Lord hear us …
All: Lord hear our prayer.
For Marist Mission
Marcellin Champagnat recognised, cared for, and honoured those who were different from us or who were on the edge of society. May we grow as people who respect life and are committed to the building of a just society and a culture of solidarity. Lord hear us …
All: Lord hear our prayer.
For the poor and those most in need
Marcellin Champagnat’s vision of mission was ‘to make Jesus Christ known and loved’. For the poor and young people in need who haven’t experienced love in their lives. May we consciously seek to understand, love, embrace and celebrate the unique beauty and dignity they all possess as children of God. Lord hear us …
All: Lord hear our prayer.
For our call to Holiness
Marcellin Champagnat was a holy and grace-filled man who gave authentic witness to others by the way he lived his life. May we find in our lives the time and space for those who are alone, tired, hurting, sick or those whose sorrows seem to never cease. Lord hear us …
All: Lord hear our prayer.
For trust in Mary’s care
Marcellin Champagnat entrusted his Brothers and their work to the special care of Mary, our ‘Good Mother’. May our trust in Mary’s care, the first disciple, inspire us to mirror Mary's example of following her Son. Lord hear us …
All: Lord hear our prayer.
For Marists throughout the World
Marcellin Champagnat dreamt of a Marist family that would be present in every diocese in the world. May Brothers and Lay Marists throughout the world continue to be fired with the Holy Spirit as they bring the Good News to the poor and those in need. Lord hear us …
All: Lord hear our prayer.
For those who have joined the communion of saints
Marcellin Champagnat is a member of the communion of saints and hears our prayers this day. We ask him to join us in praying for those of our Marist family who have died this year … Lord hear us …
All: Lord hear our prayer.
Presider:
Father, hear the prayers of the family you have gathered here before you. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Monday, 6 June 2011
Prayer
Our Father in Heaven,
You have revealed your new commandment of love
through your Only Begotten Son,
and shown us how to put it into practice
by the inspiring example of Saint Marcellin.
Grant us the grace to persevere
in loving all our brothers and sisters
as he did,
and to lead our world to the knowledge
of your goodness and truth in Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever
• • •
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen
Memorare
Remember,
O most loving Virgin Mary,
that never was it known in any age,
that any one who fled to your protection,
implored your help,
or sought your intercession was abandoned.
Inspired with confidence, therefore, I fly to you,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come,
before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
Do not, O mother of Jesus, despise my prayers,
but graciously hear and grant them. Amen.
Sent on mission
We thank you, God, for all your gifts.
Give us faith and conviction
to meet the challenges of our world,
with inner peace in the face of
misunderstanding and difficulty,
and with courage to accept all that is painful
in our lives
so that we might bring love and compassion
to those with whom we live and work.
Mary, mother and model, from the beginning
we were given your name and taught to live your spirit.
Ordinary Resource and First Superior,
you inspire our ways of being and acting.
Be for us as you were for Champagnat -
a guiding, caring, ever-present mother.
We thank you for all who have followed Champagnat
in his commitment to education and the poor,
and for God’s love and concern which they reflect.
Bless them and theirs and those they serve,
wherever they are and whatever they do,
now and always.
Oceania Marist Calendar 2011 p15
‘…the palm of your hand’
God, we live in the certainty
that you have written our names
on the palm of your hand.
You knew and loved us
before anyone thought of us or spoke our name.
We cannot reach you alone
without being found by you.
Indeed, we are yours.
Mary, Virgin of the Magniiicat,
accompany us as we go to meet those
whose best hope is in God,
open our hearts, deepen our sensitivity,
help us to be your gentle and caring face
to children and to young people,
especially the most neglected.
God, accept our following in Mary’s footsteps
of being hidden and unknown in the world
so that in us the face of Jesus
may be manifest to your people.
Oceania Marist Calendar 2011 p14
Prière à Saint Marcellin Champagnat
Saint Marcellin Champagnat,
en toi l’Esprit de Dieu a fait des merveilles.
Nous te bénissons !
Aujourd’hui encore tu nous invitesà
« suivre le Christ, comme Marie,
dans sa vie d’amour pour le Père et pour les hommes ».
Homme de foi,
tu t’es appuyé sur Dieu comme sur un Rocher,
apprends-nous la confiance qui donne paix et audace.
Serviteur de Marie,
tu l’as prise en tout pour mère et modèle,
apprends-nous à imiter son humilité,
sa simplicité et sa disponibilité.
Frère parmi tes frères,
artisan de communion fraternelle,
apprends-nous l’esprit de famille
qui offre le signe de la joie et de l’unité.
Cœur sans frontières,
ouvert à tous, surtout aux plus défavorisés,
apprends-nous le service désintéressé qui encourage.
Auteur: frère Robert Thunus
http://communaute.lebua.be/priere.php
le site des Frères Maristes de Habay[Belgium]
Saint Marcellin Champagnat,
the Spirit of God has worked wondrous things within you.
May you be a blessing for us!
In our times you still call us
“to follow Christ as Mary did,
in loving God our Father
and our brothers and sisters.”
Man of faith, you have relied on God as your rock,
teach us the same trust
which brings peace and boldness.
Servant of our Blessed Mother, Mary,
you have taken her as your mother and model,
teach us to live with her humility, her simplicity and her openness.
Brother among brothers,
builder of fraternal togetherness,
teach us that family spirit,
which offers joy and unity to all.
Yours was a heart that knew no bounds,
open to all,
especially those less favoured,
teach us that selfless service
which invigorates others.
We pray with Jesus the Lord and the Spirit …
Translated: Br Des Hornsby, 2012
Prière de la Famille Mariste
Saint Marcellin Champagnat,
tu as créé une communauté de Frères
pour l’éducation des jeunes,
surtout des plus défavorisés.
Tu as voulu annoncer partout l’Evangile
parce que tous les diocèses du mondeentraient dans tes vues.
Avec Marie, notre Bonne Mère,
intercède auprès de Dieupour qu’il nous bénisse,
nous, nos communautés, nos familles :
afin que nous puissions
accueillir sa volonté d’amour sur nos vies,
nos travaux et nos soucis,
et ainsi poursuivre ta missionavec un cœur sans frontières.
Amen.
Auteur: frère Robert Thunus
http://communaute.lebua.be/priere.php
le site des Frères Maristes de Habay[Belgium]
Marist Family Prayer
Saint Marcellin Champagnat,
you have formed
a community of Brothers
for the education of the young,
especially those who are least favoured.
You wanted to proclaim the Good News of Jesus everywhere
because every diocese in the world was in your vision.
With Mary, our Good Mother,
in the presence of God,
intercede so that the Lord will bless us,
our communities, our families:
may we welcome God’s love into our lives,
our works, our concerns,
to continue your mission
with hearts that have no bounds.
With you, Marcellin, we bring our prayer brfore the Lord …
Translated: Br Des Hornsby, 2012
FEAST OF ST MARCELLIN CHAMPAGANT
6 JUNE • Catholic College Bendigo
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A Passion for Christ and a Passion for Humanity
'I give you a new commandment:
love one another.
Just as / have loved you,
you also should love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.' (Jn 13:34f)
God, you have revealed to us
the new commandment of perfect love,
and in St Marcellin Champagnat
you have given us
a great example of this love in action.
We follow his example and are one in solidarity
with those who live in danger and struggle.
Whether near or far, we share their anguish
and their hope.
Through our passion for humanity
may we support,
encourage and love each other
as brothers and sisters,
and fired with a passion for Jesus
may we be a witness
of this love and truth to our world.
So this is the commandment
that we have been given:
those who love God
must love their brothers
and sisters also.
Mary, our Good Mother. Pray for us.
St Marcellin Champagnat. Pray for us.
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