August 2 to 9 marks National Vocations Awareness Week across Australia. It is an opportunity to engage with the vocational expressions within the Church in Australia. The Vocations Office of the Province of Australia has produced this attached resource for this week.
This resource offers some reflection materials on the life of the Marist Brother. In particular, it launches three videos on three aspects of our life: Mission, Community and Spirituality. These videos were visioned, created, actioned, and produced by Conor Ashleigh, a visual storyteller and communications consultant who has journeyed with numerous Marist communities around the world for many years. His passion and insight into the realities of our world have captured the modern context of the Marist Brother in Australia in a stunning and meaningful manner.
These media presentations will also feature in our social media platforms during this week. Please feel free to check out these platforms, browse our content, and witness the contemporary expressions of Marist Brothers life in Australia. Details of our platforms are listed on the last page of this resource, or search for “Marist Brothers Life” on Facebook and Instagram. Coupled with these videos are some written resources and imagery that offer complimentary perspectives on the life of the Religious Brother.
My invitation to each of you is to spend some time this week reflecting on the beautiful whispering of God in your heart and to God’s invitations in your life. Some questions may assist you:
What are I being called to do at this time?
What are I being called to be?
How do I want to live my discipleship of Jesus more fully?
What expressions of my discipleship am I being called to?
What expression of Christian, Marist and/or religious life am I being called to?