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PRAYER AND BLESSING FOR YEAR 12 STUDENTS

“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”  (Proverbs 16:3)

Faithful and loving God, we pray for all Year 12 students across our DEA schools. Give them the grace of recollection, resilience, and gifted hands and thoughts as they sit exams in the coming weeks.

Holy Spirit, guide, protect and reward all students for their commitment and hard work throughout the year.

DEA Trustees

 

 

 

Dominican Blessing

 May God the Father bless us,

May God the Son heal us,

May the Holy Spirit

Enlighten us and give us

Eyes to see with,

Ears to hear with, and hands

To do the work of God with,

Feet to walk with,

And a mouth to preach

The Word of salvation with, and

The angel of peace to watch

Over us and lead us,

By our Lord’s gift, to the Kingdom.

 

HATS OFF TO OUR TEACHERS!  WE CELEBRATE WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY 2025

Australia will celebrate the teaching profession on World Teachers’ Day Friday 31 October 2025.

This is a day dedicated to recognising the incredible work teachers do in educating, inspiring and supporting children and young people across Australia.  Hats off to teachers this World Teachers’ Day!

DEA gives thanks to all the teachers in the Dominican Education Ministries and we pray and bless you for your generous contributions:

• in supporting the young people in your care
• sharing your passion for teaching in specialist areas
• in creating environments of mutual trust and respect
• empowering students to use their voice and take action to create a more just and compassionate world

 

Prayer for teachers in our Dominican Education Ministries:

Giver of all wisdom and greatest of all teachers,

look upon teachers with love.

Grant them the resolve to nurture eager minds

and to never give up on students who fall behind.

Kindle a spirit and passion in them,

it is the flame that ignites the love of learning in their students.

Help them see the potential in each student,

their belief in each of them means much more than the grade at the end.

Let the light of your example shine upon all teachers:

To build up with their words

To love with their mind

To share with their heart

Amen

 Prayer adapted from https://www.ballarat.catholic.org.au

See https://worldteachersday.edu.au/ for more information.

 

“EVERY CONVERSATION MATTERS: LISTENING TO CHILDREN AND SAFEGUARDING”
NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION WEEK 2025

Child Protection Week is an important time to reaffirm our shared DEA responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people in each of our Ministries.

DEA recognises safeguarding begins with listening. When children and young people are heard, their voices shape the way we understand their needs, experiences, and concerns. When their voices are central, we affirm their right to be heard and respected.

The foundation of successful safeguarding is built on translating what is heard into meaningful action. It means creating safe spaces where children and young people can have conversations about the decisions that shape their lives. Prioritising every interaction and conversation demonstrates our commitment to proactive safeguarding.

When we listen and act, we create safer environments where children and young people can thrive.

 

HAPPY FEAST DAY!

Have you ever thought about the wisdom of St Dominic’s practice of walking?

Whether it was due to circumstance or preference, tradition tells us that St Dominic was a keen walker! As an itinerant preacher, he was known to have walked from town to town on his mission to preach the gospel and that his walking was both a mode of transport and form of prayer.

The context and culture that St Dominic lived in may seem like a world away from our lives of boundless technologies and fast paced efficiencies. Perhaps this feast day, we might hear in Domnic’s story, an invitation to slow down and walk awhile.  Some of the pilgrims on the DEA Pilgrimage, In The Footsteps of St Dominic had the opportunity to do this earlier this year and a number of them commented that there is something about the walking that slows not only the body but also the mind. It paves the way for receptivity to encounter not only ourselves but also God. Dominic knew this well and perhaps he knew it so well from his practice of walking.

There is much to celebrate this Feast Day and perhaps one of the ways to celebrate is to follow in the footsteps of Dominic and mark the occasion with a long contemplative walk- a gift for both the body and soul!

DEA Trustees and Secretariat wish you a very happy and blessed Feast Day!

 

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