National Day of Prayer

The National Day of Prayer for Children was celebrated on 14th October this year. We would like to extend our thanks to all who were involved. The celebration encourages Irish children to strengthen their spiritual bond with children just like them but who live in mission countries. As October is the month in which we celebrated and supported missionaries and their work, we encourage everyone to make a little time to pray for them and the children they help. We would love to hear what your school or parish did for the Day of Prayer and if you have any photographs we would be delighted to use them in our Newsletter.

The National Day of Prayer for children was first launched in 2007 and school support has grown year on year. The celebration, which is warmly supported by the Bishops of Ireland, teaches children the value of prayer during Mission Month with child friendly resources.

Resources available to assist schools and parishes in the celebration include a special Mass and Prayer Service. There is also Children's Mission Rosary Beads, Mission Rosary Candles, two little prayer books for children called 'Prayers In My Pocket' and 'jammie prayers', an information A3 size Poster for the notice-board (above) and a Teacher's Mission Rosary Kit with Activity Sheet for children.

All resources for 2011 are available upon request to jackie@wmi.ie and the printed resources can easily be downloaded through our resource tab on this website.