One of our goals is to help your student develop a strong relationship with God.  An active prayer life will draw your child toward God.  If prayers are used in the home on a daily basis, they become a habit and a part of the child’s life. Students cannot do it alone. Parents must focus on the importance of prayers when students are home. Parents must use prayers at home: before and after meals, before school and before bedtime, in times of trial or of joy. Create time for family prayer. Encourage individual, private prayer. A healthy prayer life begins by helping your student memorize their prayers.  Your child will need to learn the following prayers. Prayers with an asterisk (*) will be reviewed and tested at Religious Education class.
 

• Sign of the Cross-*
  • In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
• Act of Contrition- *
  • My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.
• Angel of God-
  • Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule and guide. Amen
• Come Holy Spirit-
  • Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Your divine love.
    V. Send forth your spirit and they shall be created.
              R. And you shall renew the face of the earth.
    Let us pray:
    O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, instruct the hearts of Your faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit, we may be truly wise, and ever rejoice in Your consolation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
• Glory Be-*
  • Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
• Grace Before Meals-
  • Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
• Grace After Meals-
  • We give You thanks for all Your benefits, O almighty God, who lives and reigns forever, and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
• Hail Holy Queen-
  • Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! 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 our death. Amen.
• The Magnificat-
  • My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed. The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, He has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for He has remembered his promise of mercy, the promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever. Amen.
• Memorare-
  • Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my mother. To you I come; before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful, O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

• Our Father-*
  • Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; they 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.
• Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven)-
  • Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia
    For he whom you were chosen to hear, alleluia
    Has risen as he said, alleluia
    Pray to God for us, alleluia
    Rejoice and be glad, Virgin Mary, alleluia
    For the Lord is truly risen, alleluia