Praying at Home-A Guide for Families

When we pray together, we recognise God's promise that His presence is with us.  He brings us healing and offers us forgiveness.  We remember Christ's words: “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” (Matthew 18:20)

Across their time in our Catholic school, children are helped to pray in a variety of ways and are provided with many different experiences of liturgy and worship in the classroom and throughout the school day.

As part of our commitment to the ongoing spiritual development of our pupils we have also been looking at ways of supporting parents and carers to continue this within the home. Our class prayer books can be used to write family prayer intentions (either by an adult or child) or capture other prayer opportunities from home. Please find below, a  list of prayers that will be taught throughout the school and a ‘Creative Ways of Praying’ document that can be easily followed at home to create a moment of family prayer within the busy lives that we all lead.

To support our youngest children with their experience of prayer and reflection in an age-appropriate way, we have also introduced a very special Prayer Bag containing our Prayer Bear! 

Prayer Progression

We have developed a clear prayer progression so that each class is clear on the prayers to be learnt.