Prayer is an essential part of our growing relationship with God. Our Catholic faith is rich in prayer and encourages a strong prayer life. One step in this journey of prayer is to learn some of the basic prayers of our faith. In our religious education program, we have students learn prayers for each grade level by Christmas. The prayer breakdown is as follows:

  Grade 1:   Sign of the Cross, Glory Be, Angel of God,  Hail Mary
  Grade 2:  Our Father, Act of Contrition, 10 Commandments
  Grade 3:   Apostle’s Creed, Before Meal Prayer, 7 Sacraments
  Grade 4:   Rosary Mechanics (w/Joyful Mysteries), Hail Mary, Glory Be
  Grade 5:   Hail Holy Queen, Our Father, 7 Sacraments
  Grade 6:  O My Jesus, Act of Contrition, Apostle’s Creed
  Grade 7:  Hail Holy Queen, 7 Sacraments
  Grade 8:   Recite a rosary, all prayers included, with a set of mysteries of the students’ choice
  Grade 9:   St. Michael prayer, Act of Contrition
  Grade 10: Memorare

For 2025-26, students able to recite their prayers by September 24, early bird testing, will earn a special reward!  Students who do not earn the early bird reward will need to have their prayers learned before Christmas break.

**Prayer list is updated for 2025 **