Prayers for Home: W/C: 15th June 2020
During these unprecedented times, we know how important it is for families to find opportunities to come together and pray and reflect upon the day, the present time and times ahead.
Prayer is so beneficial to us all in different ways but we know that it strengthens the family ties and communication; helping us to heal and find peace. The children at St Vincent’s are always so considerate of others when composing their own prayers. We are always deeply proud of their spirituality and thoughtfulness. During this time, we encourage your child and family to pray, thinking about who may need their prayers and reminding them that prayer brings us closer to God. We are pleased to inform you that Ten:Ten, providers of our Collective Worship resources, are kindly making available a set of daily prayers for you to use at home. St Vincent’s will share the Weekly Prayers with you every Monday, in the hope that we can pray together.
In the Gospel this week, we hear Jesus declare, “I am the living bread… Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.” When we celebrate the Mass we too can share in this living bread, so our focus this week is on preparing our hearts to meet Jesus in the Mass. Each day suggests something we can do to get ready to receive Jesus.
To note: Even though we can’t go to Mass in church at the moment, we can still use all the points to welcome Jesus into our hearts at home and as preparation for when we can return to celebrate Mass together. There is a wonderful opportunity for us to join together when Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates a Mass in the Cathedral for our school communities. This Mass will be celebrated on Thursday 18th June at 11.30am and streamed live on https://www.churchservices.tv/westminster. Please do try to join the celebration online if possible. If you are unable to live stream at this time it will be possible to download the Mass and share in the celebration later. Please publicise this event within your whole community, including those who are unable to attend school at this time.
You can also search for Live Catholic Masses online here: Live Catholic Masses. This directory aims to provide links to Live Catholic Masses online in different languages. Just enter your postcode!
You can find the daily prayers for this week here:
How to Lead:
NB. The Prayer Leader can be an adult or a child.
Slide 1:
The Prayer Leader introduces the theme of welcome with an anecdote about Naomi preparing for her favourite Uncle to visit.
Slide 2:
The Prayer Leader links the anecdote to how we can prepare to meet Jesus in the Mass.
Slide 3:
Children consider how these preparations can help them welcome Jesus anywhere – not just in the Mass! They are invited to use prompts to find their own voice in speaking to Jesus, just as they would chat to friend.
Whilst some of us are apart it will be wonderful to know that we are sharing this special prayer resource together. You can let us know what you think of the resource in the comments section, or even share some pictures of your special worship space using the file uploader for the attention of Mrs Avdiu.
We hope you will join us in the mass celebrated on Thursday 18th June at 11.30am and streamed live on Church Services TV.
God bless you all.