ED2618 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pharisees, Guided Imagery, Christian Contemplation
Principals or Primary Religious Education
Lecture 9 – Week 9 – Prayer and Liturgy in the Units of Work
Exam question
Why do we pray?
- We pray to keep our balance
- To keep our focus firmly on God
- To know whatever happens, God journeys with us
Prayer
- Jesus prayed with others and he prayed on his own
- He prayed
o in synagogues [Luke 4:16].
o in the morning [Mark 1:35]
o at night [Matthew 14:23].
o before giving food to a crowd of hungry people [Matthew 14:19]
o after the Last Supper [Mark 14:26].
Prayer: The gift of being able to talk with God
- Prayer needs to be a regular feature of daily school life.
- Religious Education needs to complement this catechesis by deepening students’ knowledge
and understanding of Christian Prayer.
- Prayer needs to reflect the:
o distinctive Christian relationship with God, received from Christ through Baptism
o attitudes and prayer of Jesus, the Son of God.
How do we pray?
- We can pray in many different ways.
- In communal prayer, it is useful to follow the suggested model:
- Gather Focus Reflect Respond
- This reminds us of the need to have a beginning and an ending, the inclusion of sacred texts
and the active participation of all present.
o Gather– bringing the people together to pray a greeting and a gathering prayer,
song or music
o Focus – telling the people about the theme of the prayer and introducing the reading
or text
o Reflect – remembering experiences of life that relate to the theme praying for the
intentions of the people gathered
o Respond – a prayer, song or music that reminds people to take the message received
today to the wider community.
Prayers in the Units of Work
- Children’s Liturgy of the Word
- Guided Meditation
- Lectio Divina
- Traditional Prayers: Angelus, Rosary
o Teach students what they are actually praying for/about when they say the words to
the traditional prayers
- Prayer using the Arts: Mandala, Symbols, Drama
Prayer is
- God’s gift
- The raising of one’s mind and heart to God
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Document Summary
Lecture 9 week 9 prayer and liturgy in the units of work. To know whatever happens, god journeys with us. Jesus prayed with others and he prayed on his own. He prayed in synagogues [luke 4:16]. in the morning [mark 1:35: at night [matthew 14:23], before giving food to a crowd of hungry people [matthew 14:19, after the last supper [mark 14:26]. Prayer: the gift of being able to talk with god. Prayer needs to be a regular feature of daily school life. Religious education needs to complement this catechesis by deepening students" knowledge and understanding of christian prayer. Prayer needs to reflect the: distinctive christian relationship with god, received from christ through baptism, attitudes and prayer of jesus, the son of god. In communal prayer, it is useful to follow the suggested model: We can pray in many different ways.
