Friday Morning Prayer for 2006-04-28

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Friday Morning Prayer for 28 April 2006

Good Morning, Mr Kwok, Teachers and Students!

Please look up – I would like to direct your attention to the Easter banner above me – no, no, no, not the Social Science Academic Week banner, but the one even further up. Can you see? It says: Christ is risen, alleluia. Please say it altogether. Christ is risen, alleluia.

Let’s hear just the Form One students say it. How about Form three students?

Your RE teacher may have told you – the Hebrew word Alleluia means May God be praised. Praise God! When we want to praise God, we may want to show a bit of cheerfulness, right? For example: You got a hundred marks for your dictation and your teacher would praise you for a job well done. If your teachers says Well done without smiling, you may wonder. So, when we praise someone, we may want to show a bit of happiness.

Now – why do we want to praise God? Because Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. Jesus died but lives again and even lives forever. We praise God because we are able to live with him forever and ever too!

Now let us pray. Please respond by saying the phrase: Christ is risen, Alleluia. When you hear me say: O God of life, we praise you. Then you all say: Christ is risen, Alleluia. OK?

+ God of mercy, you have raised Jesus from the dead. We ask you to give us the same new life. We remember those who are sick and ill. O God of life, we praise you.

R. Christ is risen, Alleluia.

God of mercy, you have raised Jesus from the dead. We ask you to give us strength to meet today’s challenges. We ask you to bless our fellow students who are sitting for their A-Level and HKCEE exams. O God of life, we praise you.

R. Christ is risen, Alleluia.

God of mercy, you have raised Jesus from the dead. We ask you to give us joy. We remember our families and friends. We ask you to bless them. O God of life, we praise you.

R. Christ is risen, Alleluia.

God of mercy, you have raised Jesus from the dead. We ask you to give us wisdom. We remember our teachers and the rest of the school year. May we all learn the wisdom of life. O God of life, we praise you.

O God of life, we praise you.

R. Christ is risen, Alleluia.

We make this prayer and all our prayers through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

St Joseph…. St Francis…

Please make the sign of the Cross and say “In the Name” together.