Fr Edmund and Deacon Tony have joined us today to celebrate the first Holy Eucharist of the year. We have offered our worries and dreams for the year ahead to God, and we have put ourselves in His hands during a very special Mass in which we have remembered Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, the royal family and also all those children around the world who cannot receive an education.
 

Bless us, Father, as we start this new year.

Help us to make the most of every chance we have to start afresh. 
May we show love to one another and to all.

May the new beginning of this school year remind us

that you give us chances to start over again and again. 

Help us to learn and to work together.

Bless our school, Father, and bless all those who care for us.