This annual helps to guide children in schools and religious education in a daily service of communal prayer that follows the pattern of the Church’s Morning Prayer. Scripture readings from the evangelist for the year have been selected to help children become familiar with important Scripture stories and themes. In addition there are prayers for before meals and at the end of the day, as well as prayer services for the liturgical seasons and special feasts, and reproducible prayer services for children to take home to their families to celebrate occasions when they are not in school.

This annual helps to guide children in schools and religious education in a daily service of communal prayer that follows the pattern of the Church’s Morning Prayer. Scripture readings from the evangelist for the year have been selected to help children become familiar with important Scripture stories and themes. In addition there are prayers for before meals and at the end of the day, as well as prayer services for the liturgical seasons and special feasts, and reproducible prayer services for children to take home to their families to celebrate occasions when they are not in school.

This book contains an order of prayer for each day of the school year; it is organized for easy use, and is a great tool for forming children in prayer. These features will help you deepen and enrich classroom prayer in the classroom or home: A choice of shorter or longer psalms, available on reproducible pages so each child can participate easily. Resource pages, which offer insights into how children pray and how to help them be the leaders of prayer. Weekly Sunday Gospel and Scripture readings for each weekday that have been selected to introduce children to the major stories and themes of the Bible. Opening remarks that orient children to the Scripture reading, explain difficult words, and introduce the saint celebrated that day. Prayer services, suitable for classroom or large gatherings, which offer a fuller order of prayer for solemnities, feasts and other special occasions. Commentary explaining each liturgical time, its character, and how to create conducive prayer environments for it.

CHILDREN'S DAILY PRAYER UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS is a scriptural and liturgical prayer book for each day of the school year. It is prepared annually for use in the southern hemisphere by students in years 3 - 6. The prayer is designed to be led by students. Following the Church's year, this prayer book enables students: *to pray through all the liturgical seasons *to celebrate the major feasts of the liturgical year *to meet saints, old and new. CHILDREN'S DAILY PRAYER UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS also includes: *days from other Christian and multi-faith traditions: *Orthodox Easter *Saints of the Lebanese Church *Pesach, Yom Kippur, Shavuot (Jewish faith) *Ramadan (Muslim faith)

Throughout the history of the Church, Christians have consecrated time by pausing at various moments throughout the day to pray the Liturgy of the Hours (Guide for Celebrating Liturgy of the Hours). Children’s Daily Prayer is a form of the Liturgy of the Hours adapted for children. It helps guide children in a daily service of communal prayer, following the pattern of the Church’s Morning Prayer. The heart of this annual resource is a simple order of prayer for each day and week that can be easily led by a child. Designed to fit seamlessly into your day, the entire prayer service takes no more than five to eight minutes. Daily Scripture texts have been carefully selected to help children “walk through the Bible” and become familiar with the great stories and themes of salvation history. Children’s Daily Prayer 2023 through 2024 includes: -An order of prayer for each day and week of the school year from August 20, 2023, to June 28, 2024 -Prayer services, suitable for classroom and large gatherings, for solemnities, feasts, and other special occasions -An “About the Season” section explaining each liturgical time, its character, and how to create conducive prayer environments -Send-home pages connecting children’s classroom and home lives< Instructions for parents on using the book with their children at home, and how to set up a prayer space.

More pronunciation guides have been added in the Opening sections and within the Scripture passages to accommodate young readers who will be leading prayer. Teachers, catechists, and parents can use Children's Daily Prayer to instill in children the habit of prayer and help form them in the heart of Christ's paschal mystery, the core and center of all liturgical prayer.

This annual is used to guide children in schools and religious education in a daily service of communal prayer that follows the pattern of the Church’s Morning Prayer. It begins on Sunday, August 6, 2017 and goes through Friday, June 22, 2018. Scripture readings from the evangelist for the year have been selected to help children become familiar with important Scripture stories and themes. In addition there are prayers for before meals and at the end of the day, as well as prayer services for the liturgical seasons and special feasts, and reproducible prayer services for children to take home to their families to celebrate occasions when they are not in school.

Sunday Prayer for Teens provides a great way to support a teenager's prayer life throughout the year in a cost-effective manner. This resource helps high school teens get into a habit of prayer by providing the Sunday Gospel and a reflection directly linking the Gospel message to teenage life. It runs from September 2, 2018 through August 25, 2019 and includes materials for every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation. Sunday Prayer for Teens is a great gift for teens in youth ministry or Catholic high schools. It can be used to mark special milestones like junior high or high school graduation, the first day of a new school year, or departure for college. This resource can be used by the teen on his or her own to develop a personal practice of prayer, or can be used to pray with groups such as classes, youth or campus ministry groups, retreat or service groups, or informal groups of friends.