At English Martyrs’ we are given many opportunities to pray together. We always start each prayer by making The Sign of the Cross. We begin our day by saying our Morning Prayer, then before lunch we say Grace Before Meals. We say thank you for our food by saying Grace After Meals.
We have our own School Prayer where we pray for everyone in our school family. We say the Our Father and the Hail Mary and before we go home, we say our Night Prayer. Click on any of our images below to view in the gallery.
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Lunchtime Prayers
Praying the Rosary in October.
Lunchtime Lenten Prayers
Lunchtime Lenten Prayers in the chapel
More Than Dance
KS2 enjoyed sessions with More Than Dance – the children learned how to perform the Our Father in sign language, to depict the symbolism and true meaning of the Cross during our journey through Lent.
The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Morning Prayer
O my God you love me,
You’re with me night and day.
I want to love you always
In all I do and say.
I’ll try to please you, Father.
Bless me through the day.
Amen.
Grace Before Meals
Bless us O Lord, as we sit together.
Bless the food we eat today.
Bless the hands that made the food.
Bless us O Lord.
Amen.
Grace After Meals
Thank you, God for the food we have eaten.
Thank you, God for all our friends.
Thank you, God for everything.
Thank you, God.
Amen.
Our Father
Our Father who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
On earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary
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 death.
Amen.
Night Prayer
God our Father, I come to say,
Thank you for your love today.
Thank you for my family,
And all the friends you give to me.
Guard me in the dark of night,
And in the morning send your light.
Amen.
Holy Rosary
In October, the month of the Holy Rosary, we met in the Chapel during lunchtimes and prayed the Rosary to Our Lady. Click on any thumbnail to view the slideshow:
English Martyrs’ Prayers for Children
Hymns & Songs
Here are some YouTube links to the many hymns and songs that we love to sing in class or together!
