The Marist Family, consisting of both consecrated and lay members, is in the process of deepening its understanding and living out of its Marist spirituality, its Marist way of living and working, or in a word, it's charism and mission. The legacy Fr. Champagnat gave us is a special gift to the Church which has served its purpose admirably in the past 197 years and will better help us meet the challenges of the 21st century the deeper it is embedded in the hearts of each believer. A year-long process has been initiated which will include gatherings to study the Marist charism and how to integrated and embody it in our daily lives. Fittingly, a first step was taken during Catholic Schools Week at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts. All our Marist schools, students, faculties and staffs, are being included in these experiences, and then a general meeting in Nairobi, Kenya will take place in September 2014 to put together the results of these local gatherings. It is a time for us to examine how we are living the five pillars of presence, simplicity, community, love of work and imitation of Mary, and determine how we can do so even more effectively.
Mary, help us to discover how we already live our Marist Way, and how we can grow in enthusiasm for it and how we can better share this way and enthusiasm. Amen.
Bro. Rene
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