Religious News: Prayer

During the Season of Lent, we are asked to fast, pray and to give to those that are not as fortunate as others (almsgiving).

The focus at St Mary’s Catholic School this week has been on prayer.  We commenced our school week with a lovely Liturgy on Prayer led by the Grades Three and Four.  On Thursday the 17^th of March at 9:30, they will also lead us in our next School Mass, where the focus again will be on prayer.

We can find many examples in the Bible where Jesus prayed, especially in the Gospel of Luke.  During his time in the desert, he prayed constantly in preparation for his ordeal that was to follow.  He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night that he was arrested, before his crucifixion. 

The Lord’s Prayer

Gospel of Luke 11 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” ² 

He said to them, “When you pray, say:

Father,hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come
Give us each day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.
And do not bring us to the time of trial.”

Here we can see where the Lord’s Prayer that we say today comes from the Gospel of Luke.

However, we do not need to say formal prayers to pray.  We can just talk with God.  We can pray anywhere and at anytime, we do not need any special place to pray.

 Kind Regards

 Sue Benc