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Prologue by Mr. Coveny, Marist Way Director

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Prologue by Mr. Coveny, Marist Way Director

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While attending Marist School, we are called, and we seek to place God in the center of our lives.

To live a Marist life or share a Marist Way, we say that we strive to follow God…as Mary did.

Mary followed God in a certain way.

Though we do not know all that Mary did, the way we think Mary lived her life and went about her work inspires us. The Marist priests call this “Mary’s work.”

We believe that at the heart of Mary’s work is an openness to all people, excludes no one, and is designed to enable men and women to grow and develop according to their call.

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The work of Mary presupposes or assumes you have a relationship with God.

How do you describe your relationship with God -- or describe ways that you are still searching for God?  Or helping others search for God?  How did your summer reading help you in this search?

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Inspired by the book you read, how will you express mercy and compassion to your classmates this school year?

Name specific, constructive ways.

What or whom from your book inspires you to do "Mary's Work"?

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Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit.  As believers, we have the Holy Spirit working in us, and we believe there is nothing we can accomplish for God outside the power of the Holy Spirit.

How do you tap into the power of the Spirit, or do you rely on your strength to get through difficult situations and trials?

Explain how the characters in your summer reading tapped into the power of the Spirit, or did they rely on their own strength to get through difficult situations and trials? Give specific examples.

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1. Post your name, the title of your book, and author.
2. If you can, make a constructive comment about a book in your homeroom.

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Mr. Coveny, Marist School's Director of the Marist Way, has written questions for us to consider and reflect upon.  For whatever book you read this summer, now you will utilize the Marist Way theme, "Doing the Work of Mary," to "look through" as a "lens" to interpret your selection and how it can inspire your actions.

Everyone will answer the "Living the Marist Way" questions.

As a homeroom, discuss each question together. As a student, choose at least one question to reflect on and answer completely in the comment field about how your book connects with the Marist Way.

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Doing the work of Mary inspires us to “step beyond where we are,” out of our comfort zone and to reach others with whom we may not otherwise connect.

How has your summer reading inspired you to reach out?  Reflect on a few ways that you have done this over the summer.

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The work of Mary is marked by mercy and compassion.

Describe examples of mercy and compassion from the book you read.

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Example: Ms. Williams, Dune by Frank Herbert 

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Example: Ms. Williams, Dune by Frank Herbert 

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Charlie Woodward Gone to the Woods by Gary Paulsen

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Charlie Woodward Gone to the Woods by Gary Paulsen

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Doing the work of Mary. Charlie Woodward

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Doing the work of Mary. Charlie Woodward

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I will be constructive to my classmates by helping them when they need help. Sometimes it can be hard to ask for help so I can tell them that if they ever need help then can quietly ask me.
The main character Gary is alone for most of the book but when he isn't he is always helping other people. Later in his life he joins the army and he was always helping the citizens when he could.

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My summer reading has inspired me to go beyond in my everyday life. If I can do something but not quite finish I am going to push forward and finish that. This book has made me want to conquer my goals.

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I believe that my relationship with God is strong. But I also believe that my relationship with God is still growing stronger. This book made me want to go to church more often Then I had been.

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In the book I read there were many examples of compassion and mercy. The main character in my book was able to survive and persevere through the compassion of God.

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During my book the main character suffered. This inspired me to help people who are less fortunate.

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Gabriel LoCicero-Padial The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins  

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Gabriel LoCicero-Padial The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins  

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Annalise Morris, The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Annalise Morris, The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Ava Reback, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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Claudia Saldana, A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

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Claudia Saldana, A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

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Morgan Waddell- The Summer I turned Pretty by Jenny Han.

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Zoe Schmitt Shoot Like A Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight In Afghanistan and On the Home Front by MJ Hegar

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Zoe Schmitt Shoot Like A Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight In Afghanistan and On the Home Front by MJ Hegar

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Connor Healy, Travel team, by Mike Lupica

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Connor Healy, Travel team, by Mike Lupica

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Reese Krawford, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Han

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Reese Krawford, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Han

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Eden Peterson, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

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Eden Peterson, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

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Patrick Nahas, Born to Run by Christopher McDougal

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Patrick Nahas, Born to Run by Christopher McDougal

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RJ Nicolosi, The Outsiders by S.E Hinton

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RJ Nicolosi, The Outsiders by S.E Hinton

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Bea Weis, A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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Bea Weis, A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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I will express mercy and compassion by helping my classmates in any way. In my book Eva helps and protects her sister just like Mary gave advice and helped Jesus.

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Jake Kidd: The Old Man In The Sea Ernest Hemingway. 

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Jake Kidd: The Old Man In The Sea Ernest Hemingway. 

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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Inspired by the book I read I will express mercy and compassion to my classmates this year by helping others when no one else will and everyone just walks by. Someone from my book who inspires me is MJ the main character.

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In my book, the main character, Gerta, Shows mercy and compassion by risking herself to help her family.

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In my book, the main character, Gerta, Shows mercy and compassion by risking herself to help her family.

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Campbell Greene, A Wrinkle In Time By: Madeleine L'engle 

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Campbell Greene, A Wrinkle In Time By: Madeleine L'engle 

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I will be constructive to my class mates by reminding them to study. Sometimes they forget and it is hard to rember every thing. I will tell them every day to study. 

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I will be constructive to my class mates by reminding them to study. Sometimes they forget and it is hard to rember every thing. I will tell them every day to study. 

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The main character is Katniss Everdean she is fighting for her life she is helping out other people. Later in life she gets repaided for helping out.

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Thresh had compassion when he let Katniss go instead of killing her.

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My summer reading has inspired me to go out of my way and try to stand up for people like Katniss. If things are every hard I will never give up is what the book taught me.

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My relationship with God is stronger. But it is not done forming .This book made me want to pray more often then I have been.

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I rely on spirt and strength in difficult situations. They relied on strength and spirt because they need it to run, hunt and protect themselves. When Katniss was being chased from the people trying to kill here she need strength to run. They needed spirt because her spirt remined why she is fighting for her sister and mom and all her friends. People need strength and also spirt.

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An example of mercy and compassion from the book I read was every time MJ bit her tongue when someone treated her less than equal.

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I will show my classmates mercy and compassion this year by being a friend. In my book the main character, Jane always helped other people but nobody helped her. She started to struggle, but when she found a friend she was able to accomplish things that she could not have done alone.

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In the book I read an example of mercy and compassion Jane showed was giving half of her money to her family. When her Uncle died she got all of his money, but even though she did not have as much money as her family she gave half of it to them.

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My book has inspired me to never give up and help people even if they have not been nice to me. Even if I am not in a good mood I should still be kind to everyone just like Jane was.

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My relationship with god is strong but I could do even more things for it to be even stronger. This book taught me to always trust that god has the right plan for you, but it might take time or might not always be perfect.

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I rely on holy spirit in difficult times because I know god always has the right plan for me. Jane was at an orphanage that did not feed her and mistreated her, but she always prayed and she got out of the orphanage, met her husband and found her family. This is because she relied on the holy spirit and never gave up.

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I will express mercy and compassion to my classmates by helping them and answering any questions that they might have.  Will's mother from the book that I read inspires me to do the work of Mary because she went through so many hard times, but she kept being a good mother for Will.

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In the book I read there were a few examples of mercy and compassion. One of them was when the characters in the elevator gave Will advice on what to do, they gave him their ideas and thoughts on what he should do.

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Linden Corbett We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

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Linden Corbett We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

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I will express mercy through my classmates by lending my classmates a pen or a pencil if they need. In my book the main character is persistent in his acts of surviving. He is rewarded later.

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In my book the sister of the main character is always there to support the her even through the toughest times. So this year I will be there for people if they need help with something.

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I will be compassionate to my classmates this schoolyear by sticking up for those who struggle to stand up for themselves. It is hard to stand up for what is right. It can even cost you a friendship. But I will stay strong and do what is right.
From my book, the Tarahumara inspire me. They are such great runners because they love it, and they have such a good time while running.

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In my book the main character is in the woods struggling to survive. He is persistent in his acts of surviving and helps other people in the book.

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I will help my classmates by being kind and generous, also being there when they need someone the most. The main character Enzo is a dog that has been through a lot with his owner Denny. Denny is always with Enzo and has gone through everything with him.

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In my book Denny showed so many examples of mercy and compassion. He kept caring for Enzo even though things were going wrong.

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I will show compassion by helping others and being a friend to everyone. In my book the main character, Cady, goes through lots of problems that could destroy her personality. Even after these problems Cady continues to have a positive attitude and helps her friends and family.

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Connor Healy                                                                     In my book the character gets bullied because he is short. I will help someone and stand up for them if they get bullied.

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Connor Healy                                                                     In my book the character gets bullied because he is short. I will help someone and stand up for them if they get bullied.

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An example of of compassion shown in my book is Coach Joe Vigil. He teaches his runners to treat others with kindness, and his runners ended up being the best in the world. Kindness pulls through.

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An example of mercy from my book was when the main character injured the best player from the other team, they best player could have been angry but he showed mercy and he forgave him.

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An example of mercy from my book was when the main character injured the best player from the other team, they best player could have been angry but he showed mercy and he forgave him.

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In my book the sister helps the main character, Avery with all the problem she needs help through. She gives up her time and patience to solve the riddles with her.

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I will show mercy and compassion to my classmates by treating them with respect and treating them how I would want to be treated. Just like in the book the dad treated everyone how he likes to be treated and he treated everyone with respect even though he was a famous basketball player.

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The little boy in my book inspired me to do the work off Mary because he cared and trusted the old man. So i will express mercy and compassion to my classmates.

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In my book, mercy and compassion is shown when the main character, Gerta, risks her life to help her family. This inspired me to show mercy and compassion to my classmates when they they are struggling and need help to get through the situation they are in.

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I will express mercy to my classmates by helping them with any questions they might have. A character from my book inspires me to do Mary's Work because she is kind and compassionate towards others.

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I will express mercy and compassion to my classmates by being kind and friendly to them. In A Wrinkle in Time, the main character Meg is outcasted at her school, and she feels as though she will never fit in. No one wants to be friends with her. Once she finds a good friend, she becomes so much happier.

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My relationship with God is strong, but still growing. My summer reading helped me in this search by inspiring me to pray more and to always know that god is with me and supporting me through everything.

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Some mercy and passion from the book is when the little boy always had confidence in the old man on catching a fish and the old man never gave up on catching a fish.

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I will show mercy and compassion to my classmates by helping them whenever they need help and being kind. In my book, the main character Ralph helped support the people on the island, by collaborating with them so that they would survive.

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An example of mercy and compassion in my book was when the chief of the island, Ralph, showed compassion to a character named Piggy who got bullied about his glasses. Ralph helped Piggy try and fix his broken glasses to show compassion since they had been smashed by someone.

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I will show compassion and kindness by helping my classmates whenever they need it. I will always be kind and friendly. In my book the main character, Jonas, helps his community with their struggles.

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I will express mercy and compassion to my classmates this year by being a good friend to them. In my book the main character, meg, doesn't have a lot of friends and has a hard time making them. She eventually makes a friend and they go through lots of tough challenges together.

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In the book I read an example of mercy and compassion was when Calvin became Megs friend when she needed one the most. Him and her brother were always by her side which helped her to keep cool and be a better person.

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One example of mercy and compassion in my book was when the main character, Jonas, helped Gabriel to escape when he learned that he was in danger.

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I will express Mercy and compassion to my classmates this year by helping them with anything they might need or helping calm down when they are stressed out. In my book the main character's mom always showed compassion and love to her daughter even when her daughter was rude.

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One example of mercy in my book was when the main characters mom showed mercy to her daughter when she did something bad.

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I will be constructive to my classmates by helping them when they need help with whatever they need. The main character in my book ponyboy helps his friend johnny when he is hurt. That is an example of Mary's work. 

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I will be constructive to my classmates by helping them when they need help with whatever they need. The main character in my book ponyboy helps his friend johnny when he is hurt. That is an example of Mary's work. 

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In my book the dad of the children would always treat people the way he wanted to be treated. He also new he was wealthier than everyone else, but he stayed humble and treated everyone with respect.

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In this book Eva shows compassion with her sister and protects her. She helps her survive the camp and shows leadership.

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Thresh showed mercy to Katniss by not killing her and letting her go.

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One example of mercy and compassion in my book was when Calvin decided to be friends with Meg. She'd never really had a good friend before, so when Calvin became friends with her she became more happy.