LET US PRAY

Almighty God during term 4  we give you our school. We give you all the teachers and staff who work here, We give you all the children who learn here. We give you all the families who are part of the school. We pray our school will continue to be a place of great discovery, adventure and creativity. May it be a place where we love to learn and where we learn to love. A place where every one is respected and all are deeply valued. A place where we experience Your presence in the many blessings You put before us. Open our eyes to the new challenges and exciting opportunities that will come our way. Open our hearts and minds and to be enthusiastic each new day. Give us a generous spirit to the needs of others and help us to be attentive to those around us. We ask all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

First Eucharist

Congratulations Isla on celebrating your First Eucharist on Sunday 17th September. God bless you.

 

 

 

The Rosary

October is traditionally  known as the  month of the Rosary.  The Rosary is an important devotion that honors Mary while focusing on the events in the life of Jesus Christ. It is a meditative prayer based on Scripture. Rosary means a crown of roses, a spiritual bouquet given to the Blessed Mother. When we pray the Rosary, we ask Mary to pray for us as we seek to grow closer to her son Jesus by reflecting on His life, death, and Resurrection. She leads us to Jesus (John 2:5). The rosary is a profoundly Christ-centered prayer. The Rosary remains an important prayer today. As we recite the prayers that make up the rosary the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be, we also meditate on the “mysteries” of God’s plan of salvation as described in the Gospels. There are four sets of Mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and added by Saint John Paul II in 2002 the Luminous. 

THE MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
JOYFUL MYSTERIES
1) Luke 1:28-35, 38 The Annunciation – The angel Gabriel announces the Incarnation to Mary.
2) Luke 1:39-45 The Visitation – Mary visits Elizabeth in her time of need.
3) Luke 2:6-12 The Nativity – Jesus is born in Bethlehem.
4) Luke 2:25-32 The Presentation – Mary and Joseph present Jesus in the Temple.
5) Luke 2:41-4 The Finding in the Temple – Mary and Joseph find Jesus in the Temple.
LUMINOUS MYSTERIES
1. Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of the Lord – Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan River.
2. John 2:1-11 The Wedding Feast at Cana – Christ changes water into wine at Mary’s request.
3. Mark 1:15, 2:3-12 The Proclamation of the Kingdom – Jesus announces the coming of the Kingdom and forgives sins.
4. Matthew 17:1-8 The Transfiguration – Jesus is transfigured, dazzling white, on Mount Tabor.
5. Matthew 26:26-32 The Institution of the Eucharist – At the Last Supper, Christ changes bread and wine into His Body and Blood.
SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
1. Luke 22:39-46 The Agony in the Garden – Jesus prays in Gethsemane on the night before His death.
2. Mark 15:6-15 The Scourging at the Pillar – Christ is scourged by the soldiers at Pilate’s
command.
3. John 19:1-8 The Crowning with Thorns – Soldiers weave a crown of thorns and shove it into Christ’s head.
4. John 19:16-22 The Carrying of the Cross – Jesus struggles up Calvary with His own cross on His shoulders.
5. John 19:25-30 The Crucifixion – Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies.
GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
1. Matthew 28:1-8 The Resurrection – Jesus rises from the dead on the third day after his Crucifixion.
2. Acts 1:8-11 The Ascension – Forty days after rising from the dead, Christ ascends into Heaven.
3. Acts 2:1-6, 38-41 The Descent of the Holy Spirit on Mary and the Apostles.
4. Revelation 12:1-3, The Assumption – At the end of her life, Mary is taken body and 13-18 soul into Heaven.
5. Revelation 12:1-5 The Coronation – Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and earth.

Mrs Barone