Richard Challoner School

Morning Prayers

Autumn 2024 - Week 9 - 11th to 15th November

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Dates of Interest this week

  • 9th to 15th November – International Week of Science & Peace (info)
  • 10th November – 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (info)
  • 10th November – Remembrance Sunday (info)
  • 10th November – World Science Day for Peace & Development (info)
  • 11th November – St Martin of Tours (info)
  • 12th November – St Josaphat (info)
  • 13th November – World Kindness Day (info)
  • 15th November – St Albert the Great (info)
  • 16th November – St Margaret of Scotland (info)
  • 16th November – International Day of Tolerance (info)
  • 17th November – 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (info)
  • 17th November – World Day of the Poor (info)

Morning Prayers:

An act of worship should be made every morning.  This should include:

  1. a pause for reflection on the question for the day
  2. joint reading of the quote from the Bible
  3. an individual (a student or teacher) reading a prayer for the day

The prayers/reflections can be taken from this resource or from:

Theme for the week – In Remembrance

 

 

Question for Day 1:

When can I make time to quietly remember all those that died fighting to protect my country?

Bible Quote for Day 1:

“Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”

1 Thessalonians 4:17

Prayer for Day 1:

We remember Lord,

those who have died in any kind of war;

soldiers and civilians who perished in the horror of battle.

We remember especially the victims of the two world wars,

including those who are close to us or to our parents or grandparents.

We also remember those who came home with terrible injuries,

those who became mentally ill through the trauma of war

and those who lost someone they loved. Have mercy on us Lord,

for all of the damage done to people by people in war,

and strengthen those who are striving to bring peace to our world now. Amen   

(Jim Cotter)

Question for Day 2:

What actions and words can I use to sustain peace within my community and with all the people I encounter during my day?

 

Bible Quote for Day 2:

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Prayer for Day 2:

Grant oh Lord, for the sake of those whose lives have been lost in war, and for the sake of generations to come, that the nations of the world may learn your way of peace; and that all may have a chance to enjoy that life you give them, free from war, tyranny and oppression.

(Roger Tomes)

Question for Day 3:

What do the words ‘Jesus is the resurrection and life’ mean and how do I relate these words to those who have died? 

Bible Quote for Day 3:

“Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”

1 Thessalonians 4:17

Prayer for Day 3:

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even if he dies, shall live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.” Make a place in your heavenly kingdom Lord, for all those that have gone before us, so that they may share eternal life with you. Amen   

(Fr Joseph Gnarackatt)

Question for Day 4:

What time of day suits me to stop and say a prayer for all my relatives and friends who have died?

Bible Quote for Day 4:

“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16

Prayer for Day 4:

Receive Lord, in tranquillity and peace, the souls of your servants who have departed out of this present life to be with you. Give them the life that knows no age, the goods that do not pass away; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(Ignatius Loyola)

Question for Day 5:

How can I support those around me who are suffering from loss?

Bible Quote for Day 5:

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

Psalm 34:18

Prayer for Day 5:

Lord, you are like a shepherd to me

and so I have all that I need.

You give me rest in meadows of green grass,

and you lead me to the water

where I gain new life and strength.

You guide me along the way that is best for me.

Even when I walk in darkness

and everything around seems like death,

you are there, walking with me,

and the promise of your love and faithfulness

helps to conquer my fear.

In the sight of my enemies

you invite me to sit at a table with you.

There you offer me even more than I need,

and you remind me

that I am significant and special.

You call me to do goodness and kindness

every day of my life, and your house will be my home

my whole life long.

(Psalm 23)

 

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Bishop Richard Challoner

During his lifetime and after his death, he was considered not only as a model of every virtue but as a saint. We are asked to pray that our Blessed Lord, through the Pope, may reward him further, by raising him to the altars of the Church as a Saint.

Prayer for the Beatification of Bishop Richard Challoner

O God who made your servant Richard,

a true and faithful pastor of your little flock in England,

raise him, we beseech you, to the altars of thy Church,

that we, who have been taught by his word and example

may invoke his name in heaven,

for the return of our country to belief in the Gospel,

and to the unity of all Christians in the one Church of Jesus Christ.

We ask this through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Bishop Richard Challoner

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