St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Prayer is an integral part of our shared faith, and together we have created a culture of prayer for our school community.

At St Mary Magdalen's we pray daily in a variety of ways. Our timetable shows the opportunities we have for daily prayer and they different types of prayer that we take part in.

Adoration: This is a prayer where we tell God how much we love and honour Him. It's like saying "I love you" to God because He is so wonderful and good.
Meditation: Meditation is when we sit quietly and think about God. It's like spending quiet time with Him and letting our hearts listen to what He might want to say to us.
Lectio Divina: This is a special way of praying with the Bible. We read a Bible story or passage slowly, think about it, and talk to God about it. It helps us understand what God is saying through the Bible.
Visio Divina: In this prayer, we look at a picture, a painting, or something beautiful that reminds us of God. We spend time looking at it and thinking about how it makes us feel closer to God.
The Rosary: The Rosary is a special set of prayers using beads. Each bead helps us remember to pray certain prayers, like the "Hail Mary" and "Our Father," and to think about the important times in Jesus' and Mary's lives.
Spontaneous Prayer: This is when we talk to God in our own words, just like we talk to a friend. We can say whatever is on our minds - like thanking God, asking for help, or telling Him how we feel.

We gather, using prayers or actions or music. Then, we listen to scripture, readings and / or poems. After that, we respond by doing something or saying a prayer together. Finally, we go forth by reflecting on the scripture and taking this forward into our work throughout the day.
It is wonderful to see the children excited, enthusiastic and deepening their faith through prayer and liturgy.
In each class, there is a prayer and liturgy book where pictures, planning templates and PowerPoints are kept as a reminder and record of the acts of worship.
We also recognise and celebrate children's achievements, both in and out of school, during our weekly Celebration Assembly.
Amazing things can happen when people come into agreement.
Matthew 18:19 says: "I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven."

Each week a child takes home their class prayer bag. The class prayer bag is to help children to develop their own independent prayer. They can also use these prayer bags to pray with other members of their family. We are very thankful to one of our parishioners who made our beautiful prayer bags for each of our classes.

The children and staff will be delighted to pray for you or a loved one.
As soon as we receive your request, the children and staff will keep your request in our hearts and minds as we pray throughout the day and week - please find a prayer slip in our school's front entrance.