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St John’s Catholic Comprehensive School

Prayers and Reflections

Prayer & Reflections Overview

A key feature of any Catholic school is that each and every student is offered the chance to take part in a time of prayer and reflection each day. This will usually happen during form time and/or any assemblies that take place.

 Across the week, this should include:

  • An individual (a student and/or teacher) reading a prayer for the day.
  • A pause/response for reflection on the theme for the week.
  • A reading from the gospel or a quote from the Bible.
  • Explanation and reflection pause/response from the gospel reading.

The purpose of daily prayer time is to invite the students to reflect on the events of their lives in the light of the Gospel to draw strength and to spend time communicating with God. Daily prayer time is also used to reflect on the themes from Catholic Social Teaching, and for students to reflect and respond on how they can work towards their own moral and spiritual development.

Please see below for the links to the weekly prayer and gospel resources used during morning prayer time in form groups and/or assemblies.

You can also click on the link below to pray using traditional prayers in Catholicism.

https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/

  1. 24-25 Liturgical prayer calendar pdf File
  2. St John's School Prayer pdf File
  3. STJ Prayer and Liturgy Policy 24-25 pdf File
  4. Prayer & Reflection 1 4thSEP pdf File
  5. Prayer & Reflection 2 9thSEP pdf File
  6. Prayer & Reflection 3 16thSEP pdf File
  7. Prayer & Reflection 4 23rdSEP pdf File
  8. Prayer & Reflection 5 30thSEP pdf File
  9. Prayer & Reflection 6 7thOCT pdf File
  10. Prayer & Reflection 7 14thOCT pdf File
  11. Prayer & Reflection 8 21stOCT pdf File
  12. Prayer & Reflection 1 11thNOV pdf File
  13. Prayer & Reflection 2 18thNOV pdf File
  14. Prayer & Reflection 3 25thNOV pdf File
  15. Prayer & Reflection 4 2nd Dec ADVENT1 pdf File
  16. Prayer & Reflection 5 9th Dec ADVENT2 pdf File
  17. Prayer & Reflection 6 16th Dec ADVENT3 pdf File
  18. Prayer & Reflection 1 6th JAN Epiphany pdf File
  19. Prayer & Reflection 2 13th Jan Baptism Lord pdf File
  20. Prayer & Reflection 3 20th Christian unity pdf File
  21. Prayer & Reflection 4 27th Jan Holocaust pdf File
  22. Prayer & Reflection 5 3rd Feb St John pdf File
  23. Prayer & Reflection 6 10th Feb Racial justice pdf File
  24. Prayer & Reflection 1 25th Feb Forgiveness pdf File
  25. Prayer & Reflection 2 3rd Mar Ash Wed & Lent1 pdf File
  26. Prayer & Reflection 3 10th Mar Give Something Up Lent2 pdf File
  27. Prayer & Reflection 4 17th Mar St Patrick Lent3 pdf File
  28. Prayer & Reflection 5 24th Mar Repentance Lent3 pdf File
  29. Prayer & Reflection 6 31st Mar Reconciliation Lent4 pdf File
  30. Prayer & Reflection 1 7th April pdf File
  31. Prayer & Reflection 2 22nd Apr pdf File
  32. Prayer & Reflection 3 28th Apr pdf File
  33. Prayer & Reflection 4 6th May pdf File
  34. Prayer & Reflection 5 12th May pdf File
  35. Prayer & Reflection 6 19th May pdf File
  36. Prayer & Reflection 1 2nd June Ascension pdf File
  37. Prayer & Reflection 3 16th June John3 16 pdf File
  38. Prayer & Reflection 4 23rd June Feast TM & JF pdf File
  39. Prayer & Reflection 5 30th June Feast SS Peter & Paul pdf File
  40. Prayer & Reflection 6 7th July Welcome strangers pdf File
  41. Prayer & Reflection 2 9th June Penetecost pdf File