Prayers for Teachers to use

THE TEACHER'S PRAYER BEFORE SCHOOL:
You, O Lord, are my strength, my patience, my light, and my counsel.
It is you who touch the hearts of the children entrusted to my care.
Abandon me not to myself for one moment.

For my own guidance and that of my students,
grant me the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety,
the spirit of a holy fear of you and an ardent zeal to procure your glory.

I unite my efforts to those of Jesus Christ, and I beg
the Most Blessed Virgin, Saint Joseph, the Guardian Angels,
and Saint John Baptist de La Salle to protect me this day
in the performance of my duties. Amen.

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SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE is the patron of all teachers.

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ANOTHER PRAYER:

Loving God, you chose me to be a teacher,
and you have blessed me with talents and graces
for guiding those entrusted to my care.

This work is yours, Lord, and I am yours.
Set me aflame with the love of the Holy Spirit,
so that I may adore you in my students.

Give me the grace to touch their hearts,
To see them as living images of your Son,
To be as gentle as a mother and as firm as a father,
To show great kindness and affection,
To correct them with respect and composure,
To put up with their faults generously,
To discern the true character of each soul,
To help form good habits proper to their age,
And to teach more by example than by words.

Walk with me so that I may walk with them
as an apostle, a visible angel, a good shepherd,
a master builder, a caring older brother/sister.
Jesus, come and live in my heart today.

A BROTHERS' VOCATION PRAYER

O God, you sent your Son Jesus to bring eternal life
to those who believe.
We join Him in praying for laborers for your harvest.
May the Holy Spirit inspire Brothers and men discerning
a call to hold the mission of Christian education as a
sacred mission where both students and Brothers are
touched in heart and soul.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayers provided by a person living in transition.

Last Three O'Hara Games in District Football 2014

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics came in second in 3A District 7 football. They played in the following three games.

O'HARA 42 CLINTON 0
The Celtics won their first round football game with the Clinton Cardinals on October 24 by a score of 42-0.
The first scoring was a 66 yard punt return by Austin Evans.
Gerard Harker scored the next three TD's, on a 2 yard run, a 36 yard pass from Michael Briggs, and a 5 yard run.
With Michael Rowe running for an 8 yard touchdown, the Celtics reached a halftime score of 35-0.
There were no points during the third quarter while the teams proceeded with a running clock.
Completing the scoring for the day, Jaylon Mosley gathered in a 17 yard pass.
Zach Drake kicked the extra points.

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O'HARA 38 ODESSA 7
On October 31, O'Hara won their second round game with the Odessa Bulldogs 38-7.
The Celtics were held scoreless for the first quarter but Gerard Harker opened the scoring on a long 52 yard run in the second quarter and added a 2 yarder later in the fourth quarter.
Receiver Zach Drake had two TD's also, a 26 yard reception before halftime and scoring on a very lengthy 94 yard pass play toward the end of the game. Drake kicked the extra points for O'Hara along with a third quarter 42 yard field goal.
Carter Hall intercepted Jake Bartov and returned the ball for a third quarter Celtic touchdown. Nick Darling and Austin Evans also had interceptions in the game.
Odessa's lone score came in the last quarter on a 22 yard pass to Colby Nickels with Kylin Grubb kicking the extra point.
Michael Briggs passed for 266 yards, Zach Drake had five catches for 211 yards, and Gerard Harker had 131 yards on twelve carries.

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O'HARA 35 OAK GROVE 63
In the game with Oak Grove the following Friday, the Celtics lost 35-63 and did not move on to the semifinals.
Aaron Graham made most of the difference for the Panthers, scoring four touchdowns, amassing 290 yards on 33 carries.
The O'Hara scoring included a first quarter TD on a 56 yard pass play from Michael Briggs to Zach Drake and a 3 yard run by Briggs to bring the halftime score to 21-13.
The Panthers exploded to two 21 point quarters for their points, putting the game well out of reach.
In the fourth quarter, the Celtics had a 3 yard touchdown by Michael Briggs, and 80 yard pass play from Briggs to Drake, and a 55 yard breakaway run by Peyton Jones.

Oak Grove survived a 47-46 game with Hogan Prep in their game the previous week, the deciding points resulting from a 45 yard field goal.
Earlier in the season the Celtics won a 31-24 game with the Panthers.

3A Football Rankings Going Into District Competition

Missouri Class 3 Rankings
(These are the top eleven teams in order)

9-0 Maryville
9-0 California
8-1 O'Hara (Kansas City)
7-2 Monett
7-2 Oak Grove
8-1 Burroughs (St. Louis)
9-0 Central (Park Hills)
8-1 Mountain Grove
7-2 Blair Oaks (Jefferson City)
8-1 Ava
7-2 Osage (Kaiser)

O'HARA WIN 2014 WCC FOOTBALL WITH 53-22 VICTORY

The O'Hara High School Celtics football team won their game with the Warrensburg Tigers 53-22 to take the West Central Conference Championship on October 17th.

It was the most points scored for this year's team and boosted their Conference record to 5-1. Saint Pius is second with a 4-2 record.

Peyton Jones opened the scoring with a 1 yard run for the Celtics while Kennedy Shaw scored on a 2 yard run for the Tigers. Joey Stark's extra point was met with a two-point conversion by Jacob Carter and Warrensburg had its only lead of the game at 8-7.

O'Hara got two more TD's in the first quarter, a 40 yard pass play by Austin Evans from Michael Briggs and another 1 yard run by Peyton Jones to make the score 20-8.

Peyton Jones scored a third time in the second quarter on a 13 yard pass, and the next two TD's were on short runs of 6 yards and 2 yards by quarterback Michael Briggs.

With the Celtics ahead 41-8, Jacob Carter reached the end zone for the Tigers on a 2 yard run to complete the first half of scoring.

In the third quarter, Peyton Jones caught a pass for 29 yards for O'Hara's 47th point. Kennedy Shaw ran for a 20 yard touchdown before Michael Briggs ended the day's points on a five yarder.

Neither team scored in the fourth quarter at which time the game was played with a running clock.

Celtic Players Scoring for First Eight Football Games

In their eight football games at the start of the 2014 season, the following ten athletes scored the 299 total points for Archbishop O'Hara High School:

Zach Drake 77, Gerard Harker 60, Austin Evans 56, Michael Briggs 44, Brock Hughes 18, Jordan Supplee 18, Michael Rowe 12, Peyton Jones 6, Jaylon Mosley 6, and Maverick Griffin 2.

Football Loss O'Hara 9 Center 21

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team could not hold on to a 9-0 first quarter lead on October 10 with the Center Yellowjackets and yielded three touchdowns to drop a 21-9 decision.

Austin Evans opened the scoring on a 61 yard pass play from Michael Briggs but the extra point kick failed. Zach Drake did add a 22 yard field goal before the second period got under way.

Tony Caldwell, who had 138 yards on 21 carries, scored Center's first TD on a five yard run. The score at the half was 9-7 when Jay Stephenson's extra point kick was good.

A three yard touchdown later by Caldwell gave the Yellowjackets their lead to which they added an insurance TD by DeMarcus Burns.

O'Hara is now 7-1 for the season. Next up for the Celtics is at Warrensburg.

Center will be meeting Smith-Cotton and Clinton faces Nevada to close out the other West Central Conference games. Saint Pius is the only team to have completed this year's Conference games.

O'Hara is 4-1 in the Conference, followed by Saint Pius 4-2, Center 3-2, Warrensburg 3-2, Smith-Cotton 2-3, Nevada 1-4, and Clinton 0-5.

Even with the upset loss, the 7-1 Celtics are ranked third by MaxPreps for 3A Missouri schools. Leading the way are undefeated Maryville and California. The teams listed between #4 and #11 are Monett (6-2), Oak Grove (6-2), Burroughs (7-1), Park Hills Central (8-0), Blair Oaks (6-2), Mountain Grove (7-1), Ava (7-1), and Hogan (8-0).

O'HARA FOOTBALL RANKED FIFTH

After winning all seven games at the start of the 2014 football season, the Archbishop O'Hara Celtics were ranked #5 among the small school division by the Kansas City Star sports staff.

Bishop Miege, Platte County, Kearney, and Piper hold the top four rankings.

Football Win O'Hara 34 Saint Pius 7

On Thursday October 2, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team won their Homecoming game with the Saint Pius X Warriors by a score of 34-7.

Neither team scored until the second quarter when Austin Evans registered two touchdowns on a 17 yard run and a 30 yard pass reception from Michael Briggs. Approaching halftime, Gerard Harker caught a pass from Briggs and went 75 yards to bring the score to 19-0.

Eight more points for the Celtics came from a 1 yard plunge by Gerard Harker and a two-point conversion by quarterback Michael Briggs.

The Warriors finally scored on a 4 yard run by Gabe Akalugwu but was answered by a TD by Jordan Supplee on a 28 yard pass.

Zach Drake kicked two of the Celtics' extra points and Chris Rupp had the Warrior's lone extra point.

On defense, both D. J. Jordan and Jaylon Moseley had quarterback sacks.

O'Hara is among the six Missouri 3A teams with records of 7-0. The other five are California, Reeds Spring, Park Hill Central, Maryville, and Hogan.

The Celtics are the only undefeated team in the West Central Conference at this time and will play the Center Yellowjackets on Friday.