Dear God,

Thank you for the gift of our young children,

watch them as they prepare for school and protect them in all ways

Help them to be a light to others and help them to show love, care, and respect to their friends and teachers.

Help us to work together as a school and as parents to allow each child to be their best and to shine.

We ask this through Jesus Christ your Son

AMEN

The Prayer of St Francis de Sales

Be at Peace

Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life;

rather look to them with full hope as they arise.

God, whose very own you are,

will deliver you from out of them.

He has kept you hitherto,

and He will lead you safely through all things;

and when you cannot stand it,

God will bury you in his arms.

Do not fear what may happen tomorrow;

the same everlasting Father who cares for you today

will take care of you then and everyday.

He will either shield you from suffering,

or will give you unfailing strength to bear it.

Be at peace,

and put aside all anxious thoughts and imagination.