1. Introduction

Following the example of Saint Marcellin Champagnat, we pray that we will always be aware of the needs of others, just as Mary was in Cana.

2. Hymn (of your choice)

3. Marist text

(from “Daring in Hope”, the Message of the 19th General Chapter, Arts. 4-7)

The Cry of the World

We come from every corner of the world and we have heard the cries of the world in the voices of our Brothers.

They have become "signs of the times" for us. We heard:

- The cry of pain from so many poor people all over the world, who are simply swept aside and forgotten. - The cry of distress from all those young people who are out of work and whose talents are considered to be of no account. - The cry which rises from the silence of all those who are rejected, all those who have no voice, no freedom, all those who are desperately lonely. - The cry of despair from so many young people who are trying to make sense out of their life and who are seeking happiness in illusory paradises.

The injustice of the structures which create so much suffering cries out to heaven.

“Attentive Presence” We heard: - The cry of the street children, abandoned and condemned to a in mortal men in whom there is no help. subhuman existence. Take their breath, they return to clay - The cry of the children who are the unjust victims of hunger and and their plans that day come to nothing. war. - The cry of the children who are discouraged by their failure in He is happy who is helped by Jacob’s God, school. whose hope is in the Lord his God, - The cry of the children of divorced parents and broken homes. who alone made heaven and earth, - The cry of children who are abused or who sell their bodies. the seas and all they contain.

Behind their suffering faces hides the face of Jesus. It is he who keeps faith for ever, Behind all their cries echoes the cry of Jesus from the cross. who is just to those who are oppressed. It is he who gives bread to the hungry, But there are also cries of hope: the Lord, who sets prisoners free,

- from all those who dedicate themselves to promoting human rights, the Lord who gives sight to the blind, - from all those who build peace, who raises up those who are bowed down, - from all those who push back the tide of misery, the Lord, who protects the stranger - from all those who share in the mission of education, and upholds the widow and orphan. - from all those involved in the struggle for respect for life, - from all those involved in the effort to safeguard all of creation, It is the Lord who loves the just - from all those who announce the Good News. but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord will reign for ever, These cries of hope make the seed of the Kingdom germinate and Sion’s God, from age to age. give proof of the presence of the Spirit. - Psalm 120 (121) Pause I lift up my eyes to the mountains: 4. Psalm (select either no.145 or no. 120) from where shall come my help? My help shall come from the Lord - Psalm 145 (146) who made heaven and earth.

My soul, give praise to the Lord; May he never allow you to stumble! I will praise the Lord all my days, Let him sleep not, your guard. make music to my God while I live. No, he sleeps not nor slumbers, Israel’s guard. Put not your trust in princes, The Lord is your guard and your shade; at your right side he stands. (from “Choose Life”, the Message of the 20th General Chapter, Arts. By day the sun shall not smite you 31-36) nor the moon in the night. - God has given us the gifts we need to bring fire to the world and to The Lord will guard you from evil, those around us. We are sowers of hope. he will guard your soul. The Lord will guard your going and coming R/ Lord, make me a channel of your peace. both now and for ever. - We walk alongside young people, helping them to piece together 5. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke their fragmented lives and to discover the meaning of life. Hence our call to: Go forward, Brothers and Lay persons together, in a (22:14-20) clear and decisive way, drawing closer to the poorest and most When the time came for Jesus and the apostles to eat, he said to them, marginalised of young people, through new ways in education, “I have very much wanted to eat this Passover meal with you before I evangelisation and solidarity. suffer. I tell you that I will not eat another Passover meal until it is finally eaten in God's kingdom.” R/ Lord, make me a channel of your peace. Jesus took a cup of wine in his hands and gave thanks to God. Then he told the apostles, “Take this wine and share it with each other. I - We have already taken a considerable number of steps in this tell you that I will not drink any more wine until God's kingdom direction, but there is still a long way to go. We are looking for new comes.” forms of mission and new situations. Jesus took some bread in his hands and gave thanks for it. He broke the bread and handed it to his apostles. Then he said, “This is my R/ Lord, make me a channel of your peace. body, which is given for you. Eat this as a way of remembering me!” After the meal he took another cup of wine in his hands. Then he - We remain convinced that education is a privileged place for said, “This is my blood. It is poured out for you, and with it God evangelisation and human promotion. We want to express our makes his new agreement.” gratitude to all, Brothers and lay people, who are so active in our schools and other Marist ministries. At the same time, we have a Please feel free to share your reflections on this Gospel passage burning desire for our institutions to be clear signs of Gospel values and promoters of social justice. We proclaim the right of education for all and we wish to involve our Marist mission in this campaign.

R/ Lord, make me a channel of your peace.

- We are searching for new projects to express our preferential option 6. Intercessions for the poor. Being open to the poor is a call to a prophetic life, for each of us personally and for each community. The initial and ongoing formation of Brothers and laypersons will constantly be attentive to the world of the marginalised. There is an appeal here for us to think about moving our places of living and working.

R/ Lord, make me a channel of your peace.

- In a world ever more fragmented and individualistic, we feel a strong call to live brotherhood in a prophetic way, to live up to our identity as brothers of young people through our ready welcome, listening, dialogue and attentiveness.

R/ Lord, make me a channel of your peace.

- The fire of Pentecost urges us to take part in the missionary outreach of the whole Church.

R/ Lord, make me a channel of your peace

Please feel free to add your own intercessions

7. Our Father

8. Concluding Hymn (of your choice)

Suggestion : “Make me a channel of your peace”.