R.E. Prayer Requirement Guidelines

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1 R.E. Prayer Requirement Guidelines This year in the Religious Education Program we are re-instituting Prayer Requirements for each grade level. Please review the prayers required to be memorized, recited from text, \understood, or experienced for the grade that you are teaching (see p. 1) Each week, please take some class time to work on these prayers so that the R.E. students are able not only to recite the prayers but also to understand what they are saying and/or reading. The Student Sheet (p. 2) will need to be copied for each of your students, the student s name placed on the sheet, and grid completed for each of the prayers they are expected to know, or understand, or recite from text, or experience. You may wish to assign the Assistant Catechist or High School Assistant to work, individually, with the students in order to assess their progress. We will be communicating these prayer requirements to the parents of your students, and later in the year, each student will take their sheet home for their parents to review their progress. We appreciate your assistance in teaching our youth to know their prayers and to pray often to Jesus to adore God, to thank God, to ask God s pardon, to ask God s help in all things, to pray for all people. Remind your students that God always hears our prayers, but He does not always give us what we ask for because we do not always know what is best for others or ourselves. Prayer is the desire and attempt to communicate with God. Remember, no prayer is left unanswered!

2 Prayer Requirements Table of Contents Page # Prayer Requirement List.. 1 Prayer Requirement Student Sheet (please duplicate)... 2 Act of Contrition 3 Angel of God.. 3 Angelus 3 Anima Christi. 4 Apostles Creed. 4 Eternal Rest 4 Glory Be.. 5 Grace Before Meals. 5 Grace After Meals 5 Hail, Holy Queen.. 5 Hail Mary.. 5 I Confess (Confiteor). 6 Memorare.. 6 Morning Offering.. 6 Nicene Creed (Profession of Faith). 7 Our Father.. 8 Rosary. 8-9 Sacrament Most Holy.. 9 Sign of the Cross. 10 Stations of the Cross.. 10

3 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. 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 and guard, to rule and guide. Amen Angelus V. The angel spoke God s message to Mary, R. and she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary V. I am the lowly servant of the Lord: R. let it be done to me according your word. Hail Mary V. And the Word became flesh R. and lived among us. Hail Mary V. Pray for us, holy Mother of God, R. that we may become worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Lord, fill our hearts with your grace. Once, through the message of an angel you revealed to us the incarnation of your Son; now, through his suffering and death lead us to the glory of his resurrection. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 3

4 Anima Christi Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within Thy wounds hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from Thee. From the malignant enemy defend me. In the hour of my death, call me. And bid me come to Thee. That, with Thy Saints, I may praise Thee. Forever and ever. Amen. Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. Eternal Rest Eternal rest grant to him (her), O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him (her); May his (her) soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen. 4

5 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 your gifts which we are about to receive from your bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Grace After Meals We give you thanks almighty God, for all your gifts, who lives and reigns, now and forever. Amen. Hail, Holy Queen Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to you we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us; and after this, our exile, show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. 5

6 I Confess (Confiteor) I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. 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. Morning Offering O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you all of my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops, and of all Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month. Amen. 6

7 Nicene Creed (Profession of Faith) I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by 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. Rosary Catholics pray the rosary to honor Mary and remember the important events in the life of Jesus and Mary. These events are called Mysteries. The Mysteries are divided into four groups. We begin praying the rosary by praying the Apostles Creed, the Our Father, and three Hail Marys. Each mystery of the rosary is prayed by praying the Our Father once, the Hail Mail ten times, and the Glory Be once. When we have finished the last mystery, we pray the Hail, Holy Queen. 7

8 Joyful Mysteries 1. The Annunciation. The Angel Gabriel brings God s message to Mary. 2. The Visitation. Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth. 3. The Nativity. Jesus is born in Bethlehem. 4. The Presentation. Jesus is presented in the Temple 5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple. Jesus is found in the Temple. Sorrowful Mysteries 1. The Agony in the Garden. Jesus sweats blood. 2. The Scourging at the Pillar. 3. The Crowning with Thorns. 4. The Carrying of the Cross. Jesus carries His Cross. 5. The Crucifixion. Jesus dies on the Cross. Glorious Mysteries 1. The Resurrection. Jesus rises from the dead. 2. The Ascension. Jesus ascends into heaven. 3. The Coming of the Holy Spirit. The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. 4. The Assumption of Mary. The Virgin Mary is taken up to heaven. 5. The Coronation of Mary. Mary is crowned Queen of heaven and earth. 8

9 Luminous Mysteries 1. The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan. Jesus is baptized and is proclaimed as the son of God and Savior. 2. The Wedding Feast of Cana. Jesus works his first public miracle, changing water into wine. 3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God. Jesus calls us to live in the love of God. 4. The Transfiguration of Jesus. Jesus is shown in his glory. 5. The First Eucharist. Jesus gives of Himself at the Last Supper. Sacrament Most Holy O Sacrament most holy. O Sacrament divine. All praise and all thanksgiving, be every moment thine. Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen 9

10 Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross is a devotion which consists in following our Lord in spirit on His sorrowful journey from Pilate s palace to His death and burial on Mount Calvary. In the early days of the Church, Christians used to trace the steps our Lord took in carrying His Cross, but since most people could not make the trip to Jerusalem, the Church instituted the devotion known as the Stations of the Cross. In every Catholic Church you will see fourteen pictures or carvings which help you to recall the principal events of Christ s last hours. Making the Stations means that you walk from the first Station to the fourteenth pausing at each one to meditate on the scene represented. Here are the titles of the Stations of the Cross: 1. Jesus is condemned to death. 2. Jesus accepts his Cross. 3. Jesus falls the first time. 4. Jesus meets His afflicted mother. 5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry His Cross. 6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. 7. Jesus falls the second time. 8. Jesus meets the women. 9. Jesus falls the third time. 10. Jesus is stripped of His clothes. 11. Jesus is nailed to the Cross. 12. Jesus dies on the Cross 13. Jesus is taken down from the Cross. 14. Jesus is buried in the tomb. 15. Jesus is raised from the dead. (References: Handbook for Catholics and A Catechism for Adults 10

11 Prayer Requirement List PRAYERS Grades> K Act of Contrition R M M M M M M M Angel of God R M M M M M M M M Angelus E E E R R U M M M Anima Christi E E E R U M M M M Apostle's Creed E R R U M M M Eternal Rest E R U U M M M Glory Be R M M M M M M M M Grace Before Meals R M M M M M M M M Grace After Meals R M M M M M M M M Hail Holy Queen R M M M M M M M Hail Mary E R M M M M M M M I Confess (Confiteor) E R U M M M Memorare E E R U M M M Morning Offering R M M M M M M M M Nicene Creed E E R R U M M Our Father R M M M M M M M M Rosary E E R R M M M M Sacrament Most Holy E R R U M M M M M Sign of Cross M M M M M M M M M Stations of the Cross E E E R U M M M <M> Memorized <E> Experience <R> Recite From Text <U> Understand

12 Prayer Requirements - Student Sheet Student's Name : Grade : PRAYERS Grades> K Act of Contrition Angel of God Angelus Anima Christi Apostle's Creed Eternal Rest Glory Be Grace Before Meals Grace After Meals Hail Holy Queen Hail Mary I Confess (Confiteor) Memorare Morning Offering Nicene Creed Our Father Rosary Sacrament Most Holy Sign of Cross Stations of the Cross <M> Memorized <E> Experience <R> Recite From Text <U> Understand