Happy St. Teresa’s Day

Gathering Song This Is the Day Grade 8: All repeat:This is the day This is the dayThat the Lord has made That the Lord has made.We will rejoice We will rejoiceAnd be glad in it And be glad in it.

This is the day that the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day, this is the day That the Lord has made!

╬ ╬ Sign of the CrossSign of the Cross

Let us pray in the words of Cornelia Connelly: Let us pray in the words of Cornelia Connelly:

All: “Pray and have great confidence in God, All: “Pray and have great confidence in God,

who will take care of his own work,who will take care of his own work,

and guide and govern it by the Holy Spirit.”and guide and govern it by the Holy Spirit.”

HC

SCHOOLS

Connelly School, Potomac, MD

Cornelia Connelly School, Anaheim, CA

Holy Child Academy, Drexel Hill, PA

Cornelia Connelly Center, NY, NY

Mayfield Junior School, Pasadena, CA

Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena, CA

Holy Child Academy, Old Westbury, NY

Oak Knoll, Summit, NJ

Rosemont School of the Holy Child, Rosemont, PA

School of the Holy Child, Rye NY

A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians and to us.

The word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God!

Litany to the Holy Child

Readers: Readers:

O good Jesus, All:O good Jesus, All:

Word of the Father, Be with us.Word of the Father, Be with us.

O good Jesus,O good Jesus,

Son of Mary, Make us obedient.Son of Mary, Make us obedient.

O good Jesus,O good Jesus,

meek and humblemeek and humble

of heart, Make our hearts of heart, Make our hearts

like your own.like your own.

O good Jesus, O good Jesus, the way, the truth All:the way, the truth All: and the life, Guide and direct us.and the life, Guide and direct us.

O good Jesus,O good Jesus, model for Corneliamodel for Cornelia and for us, Help us to believeand for us, Help us to believe in your power at work in in your power at work in

us. us.

Our prayer is ended.Our prayer is ended.

Let us go now in peace!Let us go now in peace!

All: Thanks be to God!All: Thanks be to God!

Song: Go now in peace. Go now in peace.Song: Go now in peace. Go now in peace.

May the love of God surround you,May the love of God surround you,

everywhere, everywhere,everywhere, everywhere,

you may go. (all repeat)you may go. (all repeat)