Prayer & Liturgy
Prayer and Liturgy
Prayer, worship and liturgical celebration are central to our Catholic tradition and form an integral part of the school day. Prayer is encouraged in a variety of methods; – private individual prayer, group prayer, and whole-school prayer.
Each child takes part in a daily act of worship and formal prayers are used to open and close the school day and before lunch.
On Mondays we share a Celebration of the Word which encourages us all to live out the gospel values in our daily lives. We look forward to our Tuesday hymn practice, where we learn hymns that support the liturgical year, On Wednesdays the children take part in a statement celebration where we celebrate and live out different virtues and catholic values. On Thursdays our liturgies take place in the classrooms where the children celebrate prayer in different forms, through Lectio Divinia, four-part liturgies or different ways to pray. We also recognise and celebrate children’s achievements, both in and out of school, during our Friday Sharing Assembly.
Our School Prayers
Sign of The Cross
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
Morning Offering
O My God, I give to you
All that I think and say and do
All my work and all my happy play
I will give to you today.
Amen
Grace Before Meals
Bless us, O God, as we sit together.
Bless the food we eat today.
Bless the hands that made the food.
Bless us, O God.
Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
Amen
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with thee,
Blessed art thou amongst women,
And blest is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
