Grow Closer to God
An adaptable prayer service to prepare for Penance or other occasions
DEANNA BARTALINI
A new calendar year begins, and it presents a wonderful opportunity to...
Veteran’s Day — a prayer for veterans
Veterans Day - November 11
Dear Lord,
We remember today all those who fought for peace and justice.
No words can fully express the appreciation we have for...
Prayers for Peace
A Prayer Attributed to St. Francis
Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury,...
Join us for a COVID-19 Remembrance Service, March 16
We join our partners, the Assumptionists, and their religious and academic communities at Assumption University, to pray for those who have died from Covid-19...
Encounters with Jesus: 50 ways to help facilitate that with children, youth, and adults
MARY LOU ROSIEN
In the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), three weeks are devoted to the scrutinies — dedicated to self-examination, rooting out...
A Setting-the-Table Blessing
Here is a Setting the Table Blessing for use with your students or to send home for family use.
Bless this table, Lord, where we...
Singing the Psalms — Introducing Chant as Prayer
Kate Daneluk
When in need, there will always be an answer in the psalms. Some of the richest encouragement, praise, thanksgiving, history, lament, and petition...
Free download: Praying with the Pope for an end to corruption
Say “No” to Corruption
Pray that people with power have the strength to make good choices
Here's a great prayer activity for children in your class,...
Glory to God in the Highest
PEG BOWMAN
"GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND ON EARTH PEACE TO PEOPLE OF GOODWILL." We recognize this hymn as the song the angels...
A Different Kind of Prayer Journal
CONNIE CLARK
Prayer journals are great faith formation tools, but many students see writing as a chore. And those blank journal pages can overwhelm even...