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"This book contains prayer for each day of the school year; it is organized for easy use, and is a great catechetical tool. These features help you deepen and enrich classroom prayer: ~a choice of brief or longer psalms, available on reproducible pages so each child can participate easily; ~scripture reading for each day, usually from the Lectionary, so the children are being formed by the liturgy of the Church; ~opening remarks, which orient children to the Scripture reading, explain difficult words, and introduce any 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; ~resource pages, which offer insights into how children pray and how to pray with them; ~commentary on each liturgical time, which explains its character and how to create conducive prayer environments for it; ~a feature called "Also on this day," indicates secular holidays and major observances of other religions.

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"This book contains prayers for each day of the school year, is organized for easy use, and is a greatcatechetical tool. These features help you deepen and enrich classroom prayer: choice of brief or longer psalms, opening remarks, prayer services, resource pages, commentary, a feature call "also on this day". - cover.

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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 2024 through 2025 includes: An order of prayer for each day and week of the school year from August 18, 2024, to June 27, 2025 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. 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.

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BOOK EXCERPT:

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.

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BOOK EXCERPT:

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.

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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.

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BOOK EXCERPT:

This book contains an order of prayer for each day of the school year; it is organized for easy use, and is a great catechetical tool.

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Designed to provide school leaders and catechists with a complete order of prayer for every day of the school year, this annual resource offers students a chance to pray together. The format invites children to participate in the prayer service, while including time for silent reflection to encourage children to examine what the Scriptures mean for their everyday lives. It also includes 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.

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BOOK EXCERPT:

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.

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Are you looking for a way to continue classroom daily prayer into the summer? Children's Daily Prayer for Summer is ideal for schools that run year-round, continue classes into June or begin classes in early August. It can also be used with children in vacation Bible schools or at home. This summer book begins on June 1 and ends on August 31, and includes the same order of prayer found in Children's Daily Prayer for the School Year.