How are the Scripture Readings organised?
• Prayer for Monday to Friday has its own schema of readings designed to introduce students to the great figures the spic stories, and major themes of the bible. As in the case of the Liturgy of the Hours which the daily prayer of the church, these readings are not linked to the daily mass readings. • Includes in the Monday to Friday prayer, some weeks of readings from the gospel writer for the current Sunday cycle. • Spreads longer readings over a number of days. Hence students hear the whole story through daily use of the book. • Weekly Prayer usually uses the Gospel reading for the current Sunday drawn from the Lectionary for Masses with Children. What is the role of music? Sung prayer is at the heart of the Christian tradition of prayer. CHILDREN’S DAILY PRAYER UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS will always work better when song is an integral part of it. In the ‘Looking Ahead’ pages which precede each season or month, hymns, chants and short refrains are suggested. • Hymns are drawn from th
