An electronic newsletter published by the Province Communications Office twice a month.
A magazine published three times a year by The Marist Fathers and Brothers of the US Province.
Giving Tuesday 2024
The Society of Mary (Marists) is honored to participate in this year’s #iGiveCatholic as a part of the annual national day of giving called Giving Tuesday. Our specific fundraising goal for this appeal on December 3, 2024 is $6,000 to assist us in supporting our current ministries.
We generally go about our work as our founder, Fr, Jean-Claude Colin, SM, prescribed, as if “hidden and unknown.” We are not invisible; rather, we are often somewhat conspicuous inside our ministries serving quietly in the way of Mary, who laid aside her own vision, plans and dreams in favor of God’s plan for her. In fact, this is what it means to be a Marist – discerning and accepting God’s plan.
All gifts given to the Marists on December 3rd or during the Advanced Giving Day phase (November 18th – December 2nd) will count towards our fundraising goal.
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With gratitude for all of your support for us now and in the past, may God bless you!
Remembering Fr. Colin on the Anniversary of His Death
Today, November 15, 2024, marks the 149th anniversary of the death of Fr. Jean Claude Colin, the founder of the Society of Mary (Marists).
On this anniversary, Marists throughout the world give thanks to God for the witness of this humble and courageous man. Fr. Colin was a gift to the Church, to the Society of Mary and to the whole world.
May Fr. Colin continue to inspire all – to continue the work of Mary: simply, generously and in her gentle spirit. To be Mary’s compassionate presence in our world. We invite you to view the booklet “Jean-Claude Colin Novena – Reflection and Prayer with the Founder of the Society of Mary.”
Pope Francis’s November Prayer Intention
For those who have lost a child
Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation.
What can we say to parents who have lost a child? How can we console them?
There are no words.
You see, when one spouse loses the other, they are a widower or a widow. A child who loses a parent is an orphan. There’s a word for that. But when a parent loses a child, there’s no word. The pain is so great, that there’s no word.
And it’s not natural to outlive your child. The pain caused by this loss is especially intense.
Words of encouragement are at times banal or sentimental, they’re not helpful. Spoken with the best intention, of course, they can end up aggravating the wound.
To offer comfort to these parents who have lost a child, we need to listen to them, to be close to them with love, to care responsibly for the pain they feel, imitating how Jesus Christ consoled those who were afflicted.
And those parents who are sustained by their faith can certainly find comfort in other families who, by suffering such a terrible tragedy as this, have been reborn in hope.
View the November Prayer Intention Pope Video – a global initiative to disseminate the Holy Father’s monthly intentions (Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network).