We know that the Holy Spirit helps us to pray in our own ways; each one of ushave different gifts of the Spirit. The Catholic, Christian family and our MaristTradition also offer some expressions of prayers. Marist Illuminations: Prayersin the Marist Tradition, Volume I, 2011 provides you with some traditional dailyprayers that you can use for your own personal prayer or when two or threeof you are gathered in Jesus? name and with Mary, our Good Mother. It alsooffers you some prayers that are composed by faculty, students, and friends inthe Marist Family. Keep this with your personal reading and prayer space. Maythe Lord speak through these pages to bring you closer in spiritual friendship.