The Catholic Catechism states, Prayer is the raising of one’s heart and mind to God or the requesting of good things from God (Catholic Catechism 2259).
Prayer is a central part of the life of the school. Every lesson begins with the Sign of the Cross as a reminder that our school life and learning is always in the presence of God.
Yn enw’r Tad, a’r Mab, a’r Ysbryd Glân. Amen
Every morning, during form time we carry out our Celebration of the Lord. This is a short service where forms or year groups begin with music or singing, listen to the Word of God, and respond with silence, prayer and reflection. Before concluding we consider how we will take that message into our day.
One day a week we have our Examen – a way of praying based on St Ignatius’ spirituality, where we simply reflect on what the previous week has held for us and ask God’s help in overcoming our difficulties.
Senior leaders and Progress leaders preside over the Celebration in the hall for the whole year group weekly and the other days it is led by Form tutors in form rooms with pupils taking leading roles.
Pupils have training in creating these Celebrations, and some pupils volunteer to be trained as Lectors to proclaim the Word from Holy Scripture.
