Prayer, Liturgy and Collective Worship
Joining together as a school community to worship is a key part of the faith life of our school. This is an essential part of our routine and is offered as part of a wider opportunity for pupils and adults to encounter faith by engaging in conversations about God, both as individuals and together. Collective worship helps to build community cohesion by creating a consistent structure around the core values and symbols of our Catholic faith and an occasion to explore and understand the values at the heart of our ethos. From forgiveness and humility, to gratitude and justice, collective worship gives pupils a space and time to reflect.
We celebrate Mass together at the start of each term and at key points of the Church year such as Advent and Lent, and also on Holy Days of Obligation. All members of our school community - whether Catholic, Christian, another faith or no faith - are very warmly welcome to attend our school Masses. These are times for our community to come together and everyone in our St Richard's family is invited.
St Richard's Prayer:
Thanks be to thee,
Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits
which thou hast won for us,
for all the pains and insults
which thou hast borne for us.
O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother,
may we know thee more clearly,
love thee more dearly,
and follow thee more nearly,
day by day.