On this day when we honor two great women, St. Margaret of Scotland and St. Gertrude the Great, exemplars of action and contemplation, we unite ourselves with another great woman, Mary, who invites, encourages, pleads with us to follow her with confidence and speed into a "new land." The letter for the XXI General Chapter, and the underlying theme of our recent Provincial Chapter present the urgency we face in remainng faithful to St. Marcellin's goal "to make Jesus known and loved," by actively seeking vocations to the vowed brotherhood, developing a Marist lay spirituality and deeper incorporation into our life and work, maintaining and growing our present ministries, and providing quality care for our senior brothers. The approach to the "new land" is built on further reliance on the Holy Spirit, a willingness to leave behind what hinders us from responding to the Spirits' promptings, and a greater bonding of all members of the Marist Family in faith, hope and love. We are not alone, as St Marcellin reminds us, "we have God for our Defender." Let our actions flow from our prayer, our communion with God, and our dialog with each other.
Bro. Rene
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