FAITH - PERSEVERANCE

Longing for light, we wait in darkness.Longing for truth,

we turn to you.Make us your own, your holy people,

light for the world to see.

Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.Shine through the

darkness.Christ, be our light!

Shine in your church gathered today.

Longing for peace, our world is troubled.

Longing for hope, many despair.

Your word alone has pow’r to save us.

Make us your living voice.

Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.Shine through the

darkness.Christ, be our light!

Shine in your church gathered today.

Gospel reading….32nd Sunday

Luke : 20:27-38

God is God of living…for to God, all are in fact alive.

Reader : The Gospel of the Lord

ALL : Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

PERSEVERANCE towards EXCELLENCE

‘To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.’

Mother Teresa: Quotations on Perseverance

When times a tough… the tough get going!

TO PERSEVERE…..in our learning• Prayer… ask God for the faith to persevere• Know where you want to go…. Set goals

• Know that hard times will come and think about ways to get around them…

• Seek help early...... Don’t give up… don’t give up…. Don’t give up

AWE MEREAwe Mere e ki ana

i te keratiaKei a koe te ariki

Ko koe e whakapaenga ana i nga wahinea ka whakapaenga hoki a hehu te hua o

tō koopue Hata Mere te matou o te Atua inoi koe

mo matou e hunga hara aianeia i te houra o tō matou matenga rawa

Amene

Prayer for the Philippines

Hail Mary….

God, Our Father, we praise you for your greatness.

We thank you for calling us to be your sons and daughters.

Let your light shine on us so that we may see and understand your gospel values

and grow in Faith, Hope and love.

Through the intercession of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and St Patrick, let us

not be afraid to speak out for what is right, and let our learning be guided by your Holy Spirit so that all in our school will be empowered today for tomorrow’s

world, wherever that may take us.

We make this prayer through Christ Our Lord

Amen

Prayer for our Holy Souls….

Eternal rest grant them O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace…

Amen