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I am aware of some schools that already do this, but not many.So how about it?
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We used to do this when I was at primary school - fifty years ago. It was always a privilege to get to ring the bell for it. Three threes and then nine!
The late bishop of Townsville in Australia, Michael Putney, introduced contemplative meditation to his diocese - not saying words, but being still and silent in the presence of God. All the parishes and schools took to it. It was taught to children, and parents and teachers noticed the difference it made - children became more settled, more at ease, more able to concentrate - not that that is the reason for doing it. The bishop died a while ago and I only hope it is continuing. He must be unique among Catholic bishops worldwide - a model to the others.
Incidentally the late Lee Kuan Yew also practised this way of prayer, and I think Singapore benefited from his calm leadership. Anyone interested could see the website of the World Community for Christian Meditation - wccm.org - and see how this way of prayer is growing all over the world, even as formal religion mostly declines.
In our primary school in the Diocese of Southwark, we pray a decade of the Rosary every morning before the start of the school day. There is no compulsion, the children lead the prayers and we frequently have a quarter of the school population attending with parents and teachers.
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