Elementary:

We begin our prayer in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Mary and Joseph raised Jesus from a baby – they were a family and had to deal with family issues like we do in our own families. Today our families may look different the in Jesus' day. But families can be places where love grows. So, let us pray that we all become more caring at home, in our school communities and in the world.

God made us a family.

We need one another.

We love one another.

We forgive one another.

We work together.

We play together.

We worship together.

Help us to grow stronger in all these good things

O God, we ask through Jesus our Brother.

In this month of Mary, let us once again pray the special prayer of devotion to her:

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Mary, Star of the Sea …Pray for us

[Patron of the school] … Pray for us

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

High School:

We begin our prayer in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Mary and Joseph raised Jesus from a baby – they were a simple family and had to deal with family issues like we do in our own families. Our families today take many forms, so we pray that we all become more caring at home, in our school communities and in the world.

God made us a family.

We need one another.

We love one another.

We forgive one another.

We work together.

We play together.

We worship together.

Together we use God's word.

Together we grow in Christ.

Together we love all people.

Together we serve our God.

Together we hope for heaven.

These are our hopes and ideals.

Help us to attain them,

O God, through Jesus our Brother.

In this month of Mary, let us once again pray the special prayer of devotion to her:

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Mary, Star of the Sea …Pray for us

[Patron of the school] … Pray for us

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.