The Notre Dame School Prayer Book 2020-2021
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THE NOTRE DAME SCHOOL PRAYER BOOK 2020-2021 Sources: LOYOLA PRESS, SISTERS of NOTRE DAME de NAMUR MORNING PRAYER PLEDGE TO THE CROSS I pledge allegiance to the cross of Christ, And to forgiveness for which it stands, One Church under God. With mercy and grace for all. MORNING PRAYER - WEEKLY PRAYERS MONDAY - LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. TUESDAY - HAIL MARY Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. 1 WEDNESDAY - PRAYER OF ST. MICHAEL Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls. Amen. THURSDAY - PRAYER FOR PRIESTLY VOCATIONS Father, in every generation you provide ministers of Christ and the Church. We come before you now, asking that you call forth more men to serve our Archdiocese in the ministerial priesthood. Give us priests who will lead and guide your holy people gathered by Word and Sacrament. Bless us with priestly vocations so that we can continue to be a truly Eucharistic Church,strengthened in our discipleship of Jesus Christ, your Only Son. Raise up, we pray, men who are generous in their service, willing to offer their lives and all their gifts for your greater glory and for the good of your people. We make our prayer in the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen. 2 FRIDAY - HALLMARKS OF NOTRE DAME O God, our Life and our Love, Look upon us with kindness as we celebrate the life and mission of your servant, St. Julie. ● We proclaim our lives, even more than by our words, that God is Good, ● We honor the dignity and sacredness of each person, ● We educate for and act on behalf of justice and peace in the world, ● We commit ourselves to community service, ● We embrace the gift of diversity, ● We create community among those with whom we gather and with whom we serve, ● We develop our learning community that educates for life. Saint Julie, pray for us. Amen. SIGN OF THE CROSS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 3 LUNCH PRAYERS ANGELUS (Ordinary Time through Holy Week) Call: The angel spoke God's message to Mary, Response: and she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary... Call: “I am the lowly servant of the Lord: Response: let it be done to me according to your word.” Hail Mary... Call: And the Word became flesh Response: and lived among us. Hail Mary... Call: Pray for us, holy Mother of God, Response: that we may become worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Lord, fill our hearts with your grace; once, through the message of an angel you revealed to us the incarnation of your Son; now, through his suffering and death lead us to the glory of his resurrection. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. **followed by Prayer Before Meals 4 REGINA CAELI (Easter Time) Call: Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia. Response: The Son you merited to bear, alleluia, Call: Has risen as he said, alleluia. Response: Pray to God for us, alleluia. Call: Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. Response: For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Let us pray. God of life, you have given joy to the world by the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the prayers of his mother, the Virgin Mary, bring us to the happiness of eternal life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. **followed by Prayer Before Meals PRAYER BEFORE MEALS (all school) Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYER AFTER MEALS (classrooms upon return to room) We give you thanks for all your gifts, Almighty God, living and reigning now and forever. Amen. 5 GLORY BE TO THE FATHER (DOXOLOGY) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. END OF SCHOOL DAY PRAYER My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if you were already there, and I unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. (Saint Alphonsus Liguori) 6 EXAMEN (Saint Ignatius five step daily routine) Give thanksgiving. I begin by giving God thanks for all the things I’m grateful for today. I allow my mind to wander as I reflect on the ways God has blessed me on this particular day. I allow big things and small things to arise—everything from the gift of my faith, to the gift of my marriage, to the easy commute to work today. Ask for the Spirit. Next, I want to look at the moments in my day when I did not act so well. However, before doing so, I ask God to fill me with his Spirit so that the Spirit can lead me through this difficult soul-searching. Otherwise, I’m liable to hide in denial, wallow in self-pity, or seethe in self-loathing. Review and recognize failures. I look back at my day and ask the Lord to point out to me the moments when I have failed in big ways or small. I take a sobering look at the mistakes I’ve made this day. Ask for forgiveness and healing. If I have sinned, I ask God to forgive me and set me straight again. If I have not sinned but simply made a mistake, I ask for healing of any harm that might have been done. I ask for help to get over it and move on. I also ask for wisdom to discern how l might better handle such tricky moments in the future. Pray about the next day. I ask God to show me how tomorrow might go. I imagine the things I’ll be doing, the people I’ll see, and the decisions I’ll be mulling over. I ask for help with any moments I foresee that might be difficult. I especially ask for help in moments when I might be tempted to fail in the way I did today. ● Relish the moments that went well and all of the gifts I have today. ● Request the Spirit to lead me through my review of the day. ● Review the day. ● Repent of any mistakes or failures. ● Resolve, in concrete ways, to live tomorrow well. 7 ACT OF CONTRITION My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy. 8 CREEDS NICENE CREED I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. 9 APOSTLES’ CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.