“God doesn’t love you if….

God loves you always.

Remind yourself of that when feelings of failure, loneliness and despair come over you.

Comparing yourself to others will only make you feel that you don’t measure up or worse still,

make you feel better than others.

God only wants your best effort, not perfection.

You are you, loved by God, imperfect and beautiful.

Based on the words of Nick Vujicic

Our Father…..

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

 Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us

We pray for all our senior pupils as they journey towards their exam leave.

Prayer for Preparation to Study

Lord, I know you are with me and love me.
Give me peace of mind as I prepare for this time of study.
Help me to focus on my books and notes,
keep me from all distractions so that I will make the best use
of this time that is available to me.

Give me insight that I might understand what I am studying ,
and help me to remember it when the time comes.
Above all, I thank you for the ability to be able to study
and for the many gifts and talents you have given me.
Help me always to use them in such a way
that they honour you and do justice to myself.

Amen    (Salesians in Ireland)

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Today we pray for our school community that with the power of the Holy Spirit we will always work to keep our school a community of love, charity and consideration for others.

God our Father,

extend our horizons, widen our vision, and remind us how inter-connected we are

as your sons and daughters.

Breathe your Spirit into us that we may live more truly as brothers and sisters

of one another. Amen.

Hail Mary…..

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

This morning as we should every morning we give our day to Jesus and ask that our efforts are made good and holy.

Lord Jesus,

I give you my hands to do your work. I give you my feet to go your way.

I give you my eyes to see as you do. I give you my tongue to speak your words.

I give you my mind that you may think in me. I give you my spirit that you may pray in me.

Above all, I give you my heart that you may love in me your Father and all mankind.

I give you my whole self that you may grow in me, so that it is you, Lord Jesus,

who live and work and pray in me.

Hail Mary….

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Today is the Feast Day of St Mark the Evangelist.

St Mark is the writer of the first Gospel of Jesus. It was written in Rome in 65AD and much of the information about Jesus is likely to have come from St Peter. A major theme of the Gospel is the suffering of Jesus which was an encouragement to the Christians in Rome who were enduring great persecution for their faith. Even for us, there will be times when it may take courage to live our faith and to do what is right.

This morning we ask God to continue to support us in our lives and that on all occasions we have the strength to be examples of faith to others.

Our Father…….

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Wednesday 22nd March 2017

The Lord is close to the broken-hearted

“The Lord is close to the broken-hearted
and helps those who are crushed in spirit
Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

Psalm 34:18; Isaiah 40:31

Our Father…..

 School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

 Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Tuesday 21st March 2017

Arms open wide….

“When he came to his senses, he said,
‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare,
and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him:
Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son;
make me like one of your hired servants.’
So he got up and went to his father.
But while he was still a long way off,
his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him;
he ran to his son,
threw his arms around him and kissed him.
Luke 15: 17-20

Our Father …..

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

 Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Reminder to all S1 & S2 that sponsor money is due this week. Please give this to your RE teacher.

Friday 17th March 2017

Our Father…

  School Prayer

 Lord I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

 Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Thursday 16th March 2017

Heavenly Father, you are with us in our faith journey

Trusting in you, we join one another as a community
A community of faith on a journey
A journey to grow ever deeper in our faith…
In our Love…
In our Desire to long for you…
Along the way, remind us of your Love
Of your sacrifice for us
Of your ever mindful presence
Let us never lose hope along the way
Help us to be strong…
Strong in Faith…
Strong in Love…
Strong in our Desire to be ever mindful of your presence
For it is in your strength and Love and the Graces you bestow upon us, that we can go out and share in your Love and Faith with all those in our community.

AMEN –

Our Father…..

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

 Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Wednesday 15th March 2017

I know that trust is a big part of experiencing peace and that fear has no place in my life. Most of the things I worry about or dread don’t even happen. So I’m declaring my trust in you. I’m releasing the reins of my life again and asking you to take control. I may need to pray this same prayer daily, but I’m tired of the frenzy of life that leaves my schedule and my thoughts without any margin. I need more of you, Lord, and less of me.

Our Father…..

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Tuesday 14th March 2017

Whenever I’m stressed, anxious, or afraid, help me remember to run to you. You’re the only one that can calm my fears and end my fretful behaviour. Whether in trivial or heavy matters, I know you will not only give me peace; Lord, you will be my peace. And when I draw close to you—in prayer, in reading your Word, in helping another, in taking my mind off myself—you will be there.

Our Father …..

  School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

 Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Monday 13th March 2017

Maker of all, transform my heart through my Lenten journey of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Help me to see the dignity in all around me, made in your image and likeness. Inspire me to share the fruits of your creation so that all your people can become artisans of their own destiny. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Our Father……..

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen  

  Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. 

Do you realise that the pain and suffering Jesus went through was on account of your own sin?  It’s important to acknowledge that humbling fact.  It’s important to see a direct connection between His suffering and your sin.  But this should not be a cause of guilt or shame, it should be a cause of gratitude.  Deep humility and gratitude.

Lord, I thank You for all that You endured in Your holy Passion.  I thank You for Your suffering and Cross.  I thank You for redeeming suffering and transforming it into a source of salvation.  Help me to allow the sufferings I endure to change my life and purge me of my sin.  I unite my sufferings to Yours, dear Lord, and pray that You will use it for Your glory.  Jesus, I trust in You.

Our Father…..

School Prayer

Lord, I thank you for bringing me to another day.

May I live it completely for You,

Through you,

With You and in you. Amen

Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for Us.