Rooted in Prayer Subtitle Opening Prayer Loving God

Rooted in Prayer Subtitle

Opening Prayer Loving God, help us deepen our understanding of What it means to be rooted in prayer. Guide our feet to walk in the ways of Jesus. Help our hands create a welcoming and inclusive world. May Your love inspire us and Your light sustain us. We ask this in the name of Your Son, Who is here among us to remind us how to pray in The love of Christ as we gather in His name. Amen.

The Commissioning of the Disciples Matthew 28: 16 -20 A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of age. ’ The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer of the Faithful Response: Lord, help us live as joyful disciples • For Pope Francis, our bishop ________ and our priest Father ________, we pray to the Lord, help us live as joyful disciples • For our families, who are our first teachers in how to be disciples, we pray to the Lord, help us live as joyful disciples • For all who serve in Catholic education each and every day, we pray to the Lord, help us live as joyful disciples • For all our students, the center of our learning community, we pray to the Lord, help us live as joyful disciples • For all our school communities, that they continue bringing the good news to the world, we pray to the Lord, help us live as joyful disciples

Closing Prayer Loving God, We pray that we might have the strength To live as joyful disciples, In the footsteps of your Son. As a community of faith at (insert school name here), May we continue to accompany one another, In our learning as we grow. We make this prayer through Jesus our friend and brother, Amen.