5 Catholic Prayers for Schools and Students

Prayer is an important part of a student’s journey at a Catholic school. As students navigate the challenges of education, relationships, and self-discovery, they often find comfort and guidance in the beauty of prayer.

Fortunately, there are many sources of wonderful Catholic prayers for schools and students to thrive. Let’s take a closer look at a sample of prayers that can support you during these pivotal high school years.

We hope this information serves as a reflective journey, delving into five Catholic prayers that may resonate and support students as they strive to flourish not only as scholars but also as women of faith.

Dear Lord, We thank you for this new school day and everything it has to offer. We ask that you give us the strength and courage to do our daily tasks with a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn.

Guide us through each lesson and help us understand complex topics that may come our way by giving us the grace we need to remember and retain the knowledge.

As we come together from different backgrounds, please help us to respect each other’s differences and work as a team towards academic success.

Give us patience and grace when we face challenges in class and equip us with the tools needed to find solutions. Let us be united no matter the situation and never fear being wrong in our answers.

We thank you. Amen.

Father and maker of all,
you adorn all creation
with splendor and beauty,
and fashion human lives
in your image and likeness.

Awaken in every heart
reverence for the work of your hands,
and renew among your people
a readiness to nurture and sustain
your precious gift of life.

Grant this through our Lord
Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in
the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.

Amen 

Loving Father, thank you that you are my creator, you know me better than anyone else. Help me to use the mind you have given me to learn and study effectively. May I learn with humility and grace. May I grow in wisdom as well as knowledge.

Let me live a life of integrity in everything I do. May I grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To you be glory, both now and forever. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Merciful God, thank you that I am never alone, your presence calms the troubled sea of my life and speaks peace to my soul. When I am filled with anxiety and uncertainty about my studies, would you calm my fears and fill my mind with your peace.

Give me assurance that you are working everything for my good and your glory. May your love be the passion in my heart. May your joy be my strength when times are hard. May your presence be my peace that overflows.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. 

Gracious Father, every good and perfect gift comes from you. Please send your Holy Spirit to give me understanding. You said that your Spirit will teach me all things and guide me into all truth. Give me wisdom and understanding in everything I do today.

When I become overwhelmed with the decisions that are placed before me, please give me the peace that surpasses all understanding. Clear my mind to follow you with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind and all my strength.

Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

As students at a Catholic all-girls high school, you are part of a community that cherishes both intellectual growth and spiritual enrichment. May these Catholic prayers for schools accompany you on your academic journeys as you seek to understand, seek to expand your minds, and explore the world around you.