May reflection for Marian Mothers:  Mary Our Help

May reflection for Marian Mothers: Mary Our Help

     Fr. David Kennerley sm, is the presenter of the reflection this month, entitled, "Mary Our Help"  We hear that, as Marists, our relationship with Mary is special - Mary has made a choice of us and we therefore have a rightful claim on her consistent help. For the...

May 2023 reflection for Marist Laity:  Mary Our Help

May 2023 reflection for Marist Laity: Mary Our Help

     Fr. David Kennerley sm, is the presenter of the reflection this month, entitled, "Mary Our Help"  We hear that, as Marists, our relationship with Mary is special - Mary has made a choice of us and we therefore have a rightful claim on her consistent help. For the...

May 2023 Marist Laity NZ & Marian Mothers News

May 2023 Marist Laity NZ & Marian Mothers News

Kia Ora Lay Marists, Marian Mothers & friends,     As we journey towards the feast of Pentecost, let us remember that we are Easter People and ALLELUIA! is our song! May is traditionally the month of Mary. It also has several special memorials/feasts.      Fr....

March Reflection for Marist Laity – Permanence in a Time of Change

March Reflection for Marist Laity – Permanence in a Time of Change

       This reflection is sure to resonate with many of you, as so many parts of our planet have been hit with extreme weather events, devastating earthquakes and ongoing health crises in recent weeks.      Fr Pat Breeze sm has written a very encouraging reflection,...

ADVENT 2021: Leaving Nazareth – the Journey of Dreamers

ADVENT 2021: Leaving Nazareth – the Journey of Dreamers

  To download and/or print this Advent reflection prepared and adapted from various sources by www.maristlaitynz.org, please click HERE.   Welcome:      We begin this Advent reflection with how Jesus Christ came to be born. Read Matthew 1:19-24.  Mary was...

September reflection for Marian Mothers – Listening to Jesus

September reflection for Marian Mothers – Listening to Jesus

Adelie Reid presents a reflection this month on finding time, in the busy-ness of our daily lives, to listen to Jesus.  For the Listening to Jesus reflection click HERE For the easy to print Marian Mothers guide click HERE To Use Online, keep scrolling -  Begin with...

August reflection for Marian Mothers – Trust

August reflection for Marian Mothers – Trust

This month, Bev, Ellen and Margaret share a 'Litany a Trust', written by the Sisters of Life (USA). For the Litany of Trust reflection click HERE For the easy to print Marian Mothers guide click HERE To Use Online, keep scrolling -  Begin with Prayer, then read...

May reflection for Marian Mothers:  Social Friendship & Mercy

May reflection for Marian Mothers: Social Friendship & Mercy

In his third encyclical, Pope Francis invites us to recognise that all humanity is intricately linked to each other in one family and asks us to resist the temptation to 'build a culture of walls.. in the heart and on the land"    Bev shares her thoughts in this...