We believe that prayer and liturgy in our school aims to provide opportunity for all pupils and staff:

• To contemplate something of the mystery of God

• To reflect on spiritual and moral issues

• To explore their own beliefs

• To respond to and celebrate life

• To experience a sense of belonging and develop community spirit

• To develop a common ethos and shared values

• To develop the skills of reverence, contemplation, reflection, iInterpretation, empathy and meditation

• To enrich religious experience

• To grow in liturgical understanding.

• To reinforce prayers which are part of the Catholic tradition

• To reinforce positive attitudes

• To develop a sense of awe, wonder and inspiration in the person of Christ.

 

PRINCIPLES OF PRAYER AND LITURGY

All liturgies in this school will:

• Give glory and honour to God

• Be a quality experience, fundamental to the life of the school and its Catholic character

• Give children positive liturgical experiences, appropriate to their age, aptitude and family backgrounds in order to prepare them for the liturgical life of the Church.