Prayer and Liturgy is an instrumental part of our school life at St Thomas More. We celebrate Masses as a school and as a Parish and we have whole school liturgies where we learn from the Gospel and classes liturgies are celebrated with our families reflecting the children’s current RE learning. Collective worship gives us:

A sense of special time.
A sense of special place.
The intention of focusing on matters of worth ‘beyond the everyday’.
A sense of occasion.

Times of collective worship are educational, planned learning experiences and contribute to the education of the children, facilitate spiritual growth and respect of each other’s religious beliefs and their practices.  This may be done by evoking the sense of beauty, awe, wonder or feelings of pride, pity, sharing or by exploring the spirituality of life and experience.  Collective worship has its own place in the curriculum but it is also spontaneous.  The RE Coordinators take a lead in promoting collective worship and they help other children to learn the important prayers that will follow them throughout their lives.

Our Daily Prayers

The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

The sign of the cross is both an action and a statement of faith.

Morning Prayer
Oh my God you love
You’re with me night and day.
I want to love you always in all I do and say.
I try to please you Father
Bless me through the day.
Amen.

Lunch Prayer
Bless us Oh Lord as we sit together.
Bless the food we eat today.
Bless the hands that made the food.
Bless us Oh God,
Amen.

After Lunch Prayer
Thank you God for the food we have eaten.
Thank you God for all our friends.
Thank you God for everything.
Thank you God.
Amen.

Evening Prayer
Heavenly Father I come to say,
Thank you for your love today.
Thank you for my family
And all the friends you give to me.
Guard me in the dark of night,
And in the morning send us your light.
Amen.

Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the lord is with thee:
Blessed are thou among women,
And blessed is thy fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now,
And at the hour of our death.
Amen

Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name:
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be doe on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,
Lead us not into temptation:
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Glory be to the Father
Glory be to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning
is now, and ever shall be
world without end. Amen

The doxology is a short expression of praise of the Trinity.

The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God,
the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
He descended into hell;
on the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the communion of Saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting. Amen

The Apostles’ Creed serves as a concise summary of Catholics’ beliefs and the core aspects of the Scripture and God’s teachings.

The Rosary
Watch the video for help- How to Pray the Rosary The full Rosary is made up of four sets of five mysteries. The meditation on each mystery is accompanied by the praying of the Lord’s Prayer, followed by ten ‘Hail Mary’s and one ‘Glory be...’

The Joyful Mysteries
Recited (Monday and Saturday)
The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38)
The Visitation (Luke 1:39-45)
The Nativity (Luke 2:1-7)
The Presentation in the Temple (Luke 2:22-35)
The Finding in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52)
The Mysteries of Light
Recited (Thursday)
The Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17)
The Wedding Feast of Cana (John 2:1-12)
The Proclamation of the Kingdom, with the call to Conversion (Mark 1:14-15;2:3-12)The Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36)
The Institution of the Eucharist (Matthew 26:26-29)
The Sorrowful Mysteries
Recited (Tuesday and Friday)
The Agony in the Garden (Mark 14:32-42)
The Scourging of the Pillar (Matthew 27:15-26)
The crowning with Thorns (Matthew 27:27-31)
The Carrying of the Cross (John 19:15-17; Luke 23:27-32)
The Crucifixion (Luke 23:33-38, 44-46)
The Glorious Mysteries
Recited (Wednesday and Sunday)
The Resurrection (Matthew 28:1-8)
The Ascension (Acts 1:6-11)
The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-12)
The Assumption (1Thessalonians 4:13-19)
The Coronation of Mary Queen of Heaven and Earth (Revelation 12:1;14:1-5; Isaiah 6:1-3)