Love of Jesus and His Gospel
The
Crib, the Cross
and the Altar
These special Marist places, where we encounter the love of Jesus, are also meeting spaces with the poor. At the Crib, we are deeply touched by the situation of poverty and fragility of children and young people, especially the least favoured. At the Cross, we associate ourselves with people affected by failure and suffering, and with those who struggle for bread, justice and peace. At the Altar, we enter into communion with the love of Jesus, which leads us into a deep relationship with the poor. Our hearts go out to them and they become our brothers and sisters, and truly our friends. We open our homes to the poor and we share with them our presence, time and resources. #24 Water from the Rock
Implications for Marist Mission and Ministry
In seeking to be present in the world of young people, at times we will encounter injustice, suffering and sometimes evil. Jesus invites us to incorporate these experiences into our lives as a sharing in his Paschal Mystery - the unity of Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the paradox of failure producing life, life drawn from suffering. #143
In following Jesus and living out our mission we are inspired by Marcellin's passionate and practical approach. With a heart for poor children and youth, Marist apostles seek concrete responses to their painful reality #144
We carry out this mission in a variety of ways. In all of them, we seek to kindle the faith of people, and we give special value to initiatives that promote life and justice #145
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