We believe that Prayer and Liturgy within a Catholic School is an expression of offering glory, honour, praise, and gratitude to God. It signifies our affectionate response, both in spoken word and action, to God’s invitation for a relationship—an invitation made possible through the endeavours of Jesus Christ and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
In our school, all pupils experience a range of prayer and liturgy; classroom prayers, Celebrations of the Word, special services and masses throughout the day and opportunities are provided for short times of prayer. These mark the time and rhythm of the day.
Each day, four prayers are said; Morning Offering, Grace Before Meals, Grace After Meals, and Evening Prayer.
These prayers are the same for each class, as they reflect our Mission and values. On a Friday, our whole school assembly begins with the Morning Offering and ends with our own special Holy Family Prayer. Each day, children take part on the Celebration of the Word in class. These are led by Holy Family Teachers and our Worship Warriors. On the days of phase assemblies, children take part, as a phase group, at the start of the assembly.
Here is our special Holy Family Prayer that we created together:
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Bless my family at school,
Bless my family at home,
Bless all the families around the world,
As we live, love and learn together, reaching out to all.
Amen
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Here are the list of prayers that are said across the school that the children are introduced at each key phase.
Familiarity for the common prayers is built upon on each key phase. Therefore, each key phase will become familiar with their own prayers, plus the ones from the previous key phase. Please click on the link below for our annual plan of prayer provision document for further information.