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Rosary Activities

Rosary Activities

Get The Religion Teacher’s Rosary Worksheets for Kids! Includes handout meditations on each mystery of the Rosary to help young people not only recite the prayers but enter into the mysteries of the lives of Christ and Mary. (Special Offer: Buy these rosary worksheets for kids and get two free classroom videos on “How to…

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Filed Under: Activities, Mary, Most Popular, Prayers Tagged With: rosary

St John Chyrsostom

St. John Chrysostom Prayers

St. John Chrysostom was a popular preacher and homilist during the fourth century. His ability to amaze his listeners with eloquent and convincing speeches earned him the nick-name “Golden-mouthed” or Chrysostom. Fittingly he is the patron saint of preachers, speakers, orators, and lecturers. St. John Chrysostom preached strongly against immorality especially against the mistreatment of…

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End of the School Year Activities

End of the School Year Ideas and Activities

The end of the year is quickly approaching for most schools and religious education programs. For teachers this can be just as stressful that the rest of the year. Many students—especially seniors and 8th graders—“check-out” early in the second semester with a bad case of “senioritis.” Other students wait joyfully in anticipation of the close…

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Filed Under: Activities, April Resources, Elementary School, Exams, High School, Middle School, Prayers, Resources on the Web

Do Catholics Worship Mary?

No, Catholics do not worship or adore Mary. Catholics hold Mary in a special place of honor and venerate her with special devotions such as the Rosary. The first point of confusion related to this issue is terminology. So let’s clarify a few words: worship, adoration, veneration, and devotion. If you look them up, they…

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Filed Under: Activities, Catholic Questions, Prayers, Saints Tagged With: mary

St. Thomas Aquinas Prayer Before Study

Saint Thomas Aquinas Prayer Before Study

January 28 is the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas, patron saint of students, schools, and learning.  In honor of his feast day, share this prayer before study below with your students. Copy and paste it into a word document and distribute copies for them all to use before big tests and exams. Saint Thomas…

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Filed Under: Activities, Feast Days, January Resources, Prayers, Saints

Visualizing God in Prayer and Guided Meditations

When you pray, how do you imagine God? Do you visualize someone or something? Do you use images to help you pray? Too often we tend to focus on what we are praying for rather than the God to whom we pray. If you ask your students what they imagine when they pray, you may…

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The Children's Rosary CD

Teaching the Mysteries of Rosary to Elementary Students

The Challenges of Teaching the Rosary Teaching the Rosary to little ones is no easy task. It is not simply teaching the prayers, but decoding the new vocabulary in the prayers so that children are able to understand them. It is not simply exposing children to the mysteries of the Rosary but enabling children to…

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Filed Under: Activities, Elementary School, Lesson Plans, Mary, Prayers, Saints Tagged With: guest post, rosary

Rosary Journal

Rosary Journals for Meditation on the Mysteries of the Rosary

One of the ways I taught students to meditate on the mysteries of the rosary, was to have them create a rosary journal for a particular week. We focused on one decade/mystery of the rosary each day (for a total of five mysteries per week). I found this to be especially powerful for the sorrowful…

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Filed Under: Activities, Elementary School, High School, Mary, Middle School, Prayers, Scripture Tagged With: rosary

Danielle Rose Mysteries CD

Danielle Rose Music: Mysteries of the Rosary CD

In 2002, Pope John Paul II put out the apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae (RVM). In this letter the Pope reiterated his personal devotion to the rosary and power of praying the rosary. This letter was the inspiration for a beautiful collection of prayerful songs written and performed by an amazingly talented young musician Danielle…

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Filed Under: Activities, Elementary School, Prayers Tagged With: guest post, rosary

6 Reasons for Teaching Children the Rosary

Why is it so important to dedicate the time to pray the rosary during class? My wife and I both capitalized on October, the month of the rosary, by teaching our students how and why we pray the rosary. These are the reasons we feel so strongly about praying the rosary with your children or…

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