Prayers
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The CATSC Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit, imbue us with your strength, that we may bring the light of faith, the hope of the Gospel, and the promise of your kingdom into our schools and colleges. Grant that the work of the Catholic Association of Teachers, Schools and Colleges wilol bear fruit for the good of the children in our care, and for the benefit of its members. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen A Teacher's Reflection
God, I have come to the frightening conclusion I am the decisive element in the classroom It is my personal approach that creates the climate It is my daily mood that makes the weather As a teacher I possess tremendous power to make a child's Life miserable or joyous I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration I can humiliate or humour, hurt or heal In all situations it is my response that determines whether a crisis Will be escalated or de-escalated and a child Humanised or de-humanised Grant me the insight and patience to make the right decisions To model Jesus in my classroom. St Patrick: The Breastplate
I bind unto myself today The power of God to hold and lead His eye to watch, His might to stay His ear to hearken to my need. The wisdom of my God to teach His hand to guide, His shield to ward The word of God to give me speech His heavenly host to be my guard. Christ be with me, Christ within me Christ behind me, Christ before me Christ beside me, Christ to win me Christ to comfort and restore me Christ beneath me, Christ above me Christ in quiet, Christ in danger Christ in mouth of friend or stranger. I bind unto myself the name, The strong name of the Trinity By invocation of the same The Three in One, the One in Three Of whom all nature hath creation Eternal Father, Spirit, Word Praise to the Lord of my salvation Salvation is of Christ the Lord. Sarum Primer Prayer
God be in my head and in my understanding; God be in my eyes and in my looking; God be in my mouth and in my speaking; God be in my heart and in my thinking; God be at my end and at my departing. Prayer for Educational Institutions
Eternal God Bless all schools, colleges and universities, especially ________________, that they may be lively centres for sound learning, new discovery and the pursuit of wisdom; and grant that those who teach and those who learn may find you to be the source of all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Reflection: The Common Pencil
When the inventor of the pencil had finished the first one, he spoke to it ... This is what he said ... I never want you to forget these four things: Firstly, your true worth is within you. Secondly, during your life you will need to be sharpened very often. Thirdly, you will always be at the mercy of other people. Fourthly, you are expected to make a mark to leave behind. This could well apply to us, today and always. Our real value is in our souls and our faith: what is within ... We need to sharpen up so very often to stop our relationship with God from becoming faint ... If we follow Christ, we put ourselves totally at the service of others and we are expected to leave our mark to have something to show for our lives here on earth. |
Teacher's Prayer
I want to teach my students how To live this life on earth To face its struggles and its strife And to improve their worth Not just the lesson in a book Or how the rivers flow But how to choose the proper path Wherever they may go To understand eternal truth And know the right from wrong And gather all the beauty of a flower And a song for if I help the world to grow In wisdom and in grace Then I shall feel that I have won And I have filled my place And so I ask Your guidance, God, That I may do my part For character and confidence And happiness of heart. Prayer for Support
May He support us all the day long Till the shades lengthen and the evening comes And the busy world is hushed And the fever of life is over and the work is done! Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging And a holy rest, and peace at the last. Richard of Chichester: Day By Day
Thanks be to thee Lord Jesus Christ for all the benefits which thou hast won for us for all the pains and insults which thou hast borne for us. O most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother may we know thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, and follow thee more nearly day by day. Prayer of St Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon, Where there is doubt, faith, Where there is despair, hope, Where there is darkness, light, Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console, Not so much to be understood and to understand, Not so much to be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, It is in dying, that we awake to eternal life. Teresa of Avila: Christ's Body
Christ has no body now on earth but yours; yours are the only hands with which he can do his work, yours are the only feet with which he can go about the world, yours are the only eyes through which his compassion can shine forth upon a troubled world. Christ has no body now on earth but yours. The Lord's Prayer: Responsive Reading for Assembly
Leader: Our Father Response: A real person, who cares for and loves me Leader: Who is in heaven Response: Living higher than I am, understanding more than I do Leader: Holy is your name Response: We honour and praise your holy name Leader: Your kingdom come Response: Come quickly, Lord Jesus, live in our life Leader: Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven Response: You always know what is best for us Leader: Give us this day our daily bread Response: You have always filled our needs Leader: And forgive us our sins Response: In the name of Christ Leader: As we forgive others Response: 'Seventy times seven' times, Lord Leader: And lead us not into temptation Response: Give us the strength to resist Leader: But deliver us from evil Response: When we fall, you come through Leader: For yours is the kingdom Response: In which we share Leader: And the power Response: Greater than anything we have ever known Leader: And the glory Response: Brighter than the sun Leader: Forever Response: For all time to come Leader: Amen! Response: Amen! |
Family Fast Day Prayer
God, our Father and our Mother, remind us never to take our food for granted.
Help us to remember those who suffer the weakness and pain of hunger every day -
give them hope and give us the courage to do something to help them.
Creator God, we thank you for our health, our food, our homes,
our friends and families.
Help us to get our priorities right and to be satisfied when we have enough.
Help us not to be greedy and envious.
Lord, show us that true happiness comes from people and not from things.
The world around us is full of good things and we thank you
for giving us so much.
Help us to remember people who are in need - in lands where drought
can cut off the supply of food and water and where war makes it impossible for people to share in the good things of the world.
Bless all those who work for people in need. Help us, here at ________________
to show that we are all brothers and sisters of one family,
even if we live a long way from each other.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, Lord of all people.
Amen.
God, our Father and our Mother, remind us never to take our food for granted.
Help us to remember those who suffer the weakness and pain of hunger every day -
give them hope and give us the courage to do something to help them.
Creator God, we thank you for our health, our food, our homes,
our friends and families.
Help us to get our priorities right and to be satisfied when we have enough.
Help us not to be greedy and envious.
Lord, show us that true happiness comes from people and not from things.
The world around us is full of good things and we thank you
for giving us so much.
Help us to remember people who are in need - in lands where drought
can cut off the supply of food and water and where war makes it impossible for people to share in the good things of the world.
Bless all those who work for people in need. Help us, here at ________________
to show that we are all brothers and sisters of one family,
even if we live a long way from each other.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, Lord of all people.
Amen.
