General Announcement

G10 and G9 Prayer Format

G10 PRAYER FORMAT

  • Make the Sign of the Cross
  • Say a special intention for a particular current Social Issue (E.g. Lord, we pray for the civilians caught in the conflict between Russia and Urkaine. May peace come to their homes as soon as possible).
  • Gospel Reading of the Day
    • The prayer leader should write the Gospel passage on the board before the prayer begins. The rest of the class should already look for the assigned Gospel passage.
    • The prayer leader should follow the proper way of reading the Gospels. The leader should begin with: “A Reading from the Gospel according to…” then everyone will say: “Glory to you, O Lord.” (Making the proper gesture) Then, at the end of the Gospel the leader will say: “The Gospel of the Lord.” Everyone will respond: “Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.”
    • Refer to http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings or http://www.catholic.org/bible/daily_reading for the readings of the day.
  • Short Moment of Silence
  • Short Prayer-Reflection
    • This is in the form of a personally-composed reflection and 1-2 reflection questions.
    • A short reflection related to the passage is recommended. It is also recommended that the leader is able to connect the passage to the lesson at hand or to the general theme of G10, which is to Finding Happiness by living as Christ lived.
    • Finally, the prayer-reflection may end by asking for God’s grace needed for the day or for the period.
  • The Xaverian’s Prayer
    • Jesu, lux mundi… Luceat lux nostra! (Jesus, light of the world… Let our light shine!)
  • Invocation to the Saints (Class Patron – if blessed or saint, St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius of Loyola)
  • Make the Sign of the Cross

G9 PRAYER FORMAT

  • Make the Sign of the Cross
  • Gospel Reading of the Day
    • The prayer leader should write the Gospel passage on the board before the prayer begins. The rest of the class should already look for the assigned Gospel passage.
    • The prayer leader should follow the proper way of reading the Gospels. The leader should begin with: “A Reading from the Gospel according to…” then everyone will say: “Glory to you, O Lord.” (Making the proper gesture) Then, at the end of the Gospel the leader will say: “The Gospel of the Lord.” Everyone will respond: “Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.”
    • Refer to http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings or http://www.catholic.org/bible/daily_reading for the readings of the day.
  • Short Moment of Silence
  • Short Prayer-Reflection
    • This is in the form of a personally-composed reflection and 1-2 reflection questions.
    • A short reflection related to the passage is recommended. It is also recommended that the leader is able to connect the passage to the lesson at hand or to the general theme of G10, which is to Finding Happiness by living as Christ lived.
    • Finally, the prayer-reflection may end by asking for God’s grace needed for the day or for the period.
  • Special Intention
    • The prayer leader should offer a special intention for a classmate.
  • The Xaverian’s Prayer
    • Jesu, lux mundi… Luceat lux nostra! (Jesus, light of the world… Let our light shine!)
  • Invocation to the Saints (Class Patron – if blessed or saint, St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius of Loyola)
  • Make the Sign of the Cross