The “Offering of Self” Prayer from St. Ignatius of Loyola
Pray this short prayer to make an offering of Self from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Pray this short prayer to make an offering of Self from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
The Church is rich in resources about mystical saints who have been deeply devoted to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. This category shares their experiences and some of their prayers. Many of them have left us writings describing their beautiful revelations and mystical experiences, further enriching our lives with their knowledge. These experiences brought them into a closer relationship with Jesus and led to their sanctification. We can incorporate the prayers they have composed into our daily devotions, which you will find here. This website includes some well known saints, and some lesser known. These mystical saints have enriched us with their works. This site includes saints who have had mystical experiences of transverberation, as well as prophetic dreams and locutions. The mystical saints have left the church with a rich tradition in contemplative prayer, deep devotional meditations, and theological writings.
The Holy Spirit comes to us in many ways. When Christians have locutions, prophetic dreams, or other similar experiences they will benefit from learning about these saints, their prayers, writings, and experiences.
The Catechism states. “Spiritual progress tends towards ever more intimate union with Christ. This union is called ‘mystical’ because it participates in the mystery of Christ through the sacraments – ‘the holy mysteries’ – and, in him, in the mystery of the Holy Trinity…” (CCC, 2014).
Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th century nun from Germany, is widely known as a musician, writer, dramatist, and visionary.
Blessed Concepción Cabrera de Armida, widely known as Blessed Conchita, is a Mexican saint for wives and mothers with a deep devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist.
St. Veronica Giuliani, a stigmatist and mystic, had a deep devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and was known as a victim soul.
Our faith in Jesus’ presence is tied to our belief in the Eucharist. Jesus is made manifest to us in the bread and wine, a meditation by Saint Peter Julian Eymard.
Saint Peter Julian Eymard, the founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, was deeply transformed by the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
St. Catherine of Siena was born at the start of bubonic plague, in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. She is an extraordinary mystical saint, stigmatist, leader, and peace maker. St. Catherine was in the Third Order of St. Dominic religious society.
St. Teresa of Avila is a mystical saint who has had the most profound impact on the world through her writings on the spiritual life. She was graced with many mystical gifts including transverberation.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux was a beautiful soul who longed to do great things for God but soon learned that the “little way” was most efficacious and pleasing to Him. She is a doctor of the Church.
St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi experienced many ecstasies while suffering a grave illness. Throughout her suffering she drew close to the Divine Heart of Christ.
Read the biography of St. John of the Cross, a mystical saint from Spain who was a friend of St. Theresa of Avila.
