Prayer and Liturgy
"Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there with them.'
Matthew 18:20
At The Rosary we recognise the central role that prayer and worship plays in an active faith community and in all members of that community bearing witness to the Good News of the Gospels. Our parish priest, Fr Luigi, is a member of our school's governing body and plays a vital role in the sacramental and prayer life of the school.
Through prayer and worship we give glory, honour, praise and thanks to God. It is important that our children understand that there is a purpose to prayer. We pray four times throughout the school day - at the beginning of the day, before lunch, after lunch and at the end of the day. We have EYFS, KS1 and KS2 prayers and each phase has their own book of prayers to learn and say together.
Worship in Our School
‘I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.’
John 10:10
At the Rosary Catholic Primary School, we recognise the privileged position our staff hold in helping you, as parents, in the Catholic formation of your child. We aim to grow in faith with your child, guiding them, in partnership with you, to become people of compassion, resilience, responsibility and commitment in an ever changing world. We aim to guide your child in forming a life-long relationship with God; ‘to know Him more clearly and to love Him more dearly.’ To this end, we ensure that prayer and reflection, celebration of the Word and an invitation to be a person of prayer and love, lay at the heart of all that we do.
Every Monday morning, we gather together to hear the Word of God at our Celebration of the Word gathering. Here, we are invited to listen, to pray and to ‘live’ our mission in the coming week.
Every Tuesday, we gather together to sing our praise. Song is an important means of worship and we are delighted to be able to welcome our choir leader from the Diocese of Westminster. We sound amazing!
Tuesday is also the day when we celebrate our class assemblies. Every assembly has a particular theme that celebrates our Catholic faith. Parents join us and it is a wonderful way to celebrate our faith through music, prayer, drama and even poetry!
Every Thursday, we gather as a school family to celebrate the achievements of our children, realising the importance of ‘inspiring and encouraging one another to reach our true potential’ (our Mission Statement). We strive to be the best that we can be for the glory of God.
Aspire, Believe, Achieve:
Together in Christ
Every Friday, one child from each class has the privilege of taking home the class prayer box. Our families are invited to pray together in their home; we believe that this is another wonderful way for our families to be part of our community of prayer. Our Prayer and Worship group meet weekly at lunch time. It is organised by our Rosary Apostles and we welcome particular year groups throughout the year so that by the end of the year, all year groups have been invited to attend.
It is a wonderful opportunity for quiet prayer and reflection.
Our staff meetings are also rooted in prayer. Every week, when we gather together, we reflect upon the Gospel and reflect upon ways in which we can better guide and accompany our children on their faith journey. It allows us quiet reflection and meditation upon our vocational mission.
Rosary Prayer
Heavenly Father
Bless all the members of our school community as we serve you this day.
In prayer help us to know you better, to serve you better and to be a sign of your love to others.
Father, help us to remember that, together in Christ,
we aspire, we believe and we achieve.
Amen.
Our School Prayers
To Love You More Dearly
‘All who share responsibility for Catholic education are encouraged to nurture and strengthen their school as a community that exemplifies, in word and deed, the Good News of Jesus Christ, which begins with prayer and radiates out to all aspects of school life.’ (Prayer and Liturgy Directory, Section 4.3: p19)
The celebration of Catholic liturgies and prayer is an integral part of or day at The Rosary, which enables our school community to become reflective, experience the presence of God and support us in developing a mature spiritual life.
Throughout the week, our pupil experience a range of liturgical treasures of the Church, including a repertoire of prayers, reflection and liturgical music with which the children become familiar.
To 'Love You More Dearly' is the Prayer and Liturgy Directory document of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales. To Love You More Dearly
