1. Marist Schools Week Celebrating Catholic Education in the Tradition of St. Marcellin Champagnat SM

2.  The first Marist school was opened in Wellington in 1876.  There are 19 primary and secondary schools in New Zealand in the Marist Brothers network of schools.

3.  The annual Marist School Leaders Forum gathers student leaders from across New Zealand.

4.  Lord, we ask your blessing on all Marist schools, especially those in New Zealand.

5.  We give thanks for our teachers, our parents, and all the people that make our school the wonderful place that it is today.

6.  We remember all those who who established this school community, especially the Marist Brothers.  Help us always to be the very best that we can be, and to try to live as you want us to. Amen.

7.  St. Marcellin Champagnat: pray for us.  Mary, Our Good Mother: pray for us.  And let us remember to: pray for one another.