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).
Pray this prayer for priests by Mother Teresa of Calcutta during your holy hour of adoration dedicated to spiritual adoption of a priest.
The Lord Jesus Christ gave St. Faustina Kowalska a beautiful gift and through her obedience to Him she gave a message of God’s mercy to the world. Jesus revealed to Saint Faustina the way of Christian perfection based on trust in God having mercy on our neighbors.
Saint Francis of Assisi had a deep devotion to Jesus in adoration. When he began his ministry of rebuilding the church he entered a ruined church and heard Jesus speak to him from the crucifix.
Stanzas of the Soul by St. John of the Cross is a prayerful journey a soul takes toward union with God.
Pray this prayer for priests written by St. Thérèse of Lisieux, to support parish priests in their vocations.
Pray this prayer to St. Peter the Apostle, the first Pope, who Jesus raised to high authority even though he denied Him three times on Good Friday.
St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi had a profound spiritual friendship that withstood the test of time.
This prayer to St. Michael the Archangel was written by Pope Leo XIII and published in the Roman Raccolta on July 23, 1898. This prayer to St. Michael the Archangel was recited after Low Mass from 1886 to 1964 in the Catholic Church.
The Litany of Transverberation is a prayer to saints who experienced heart pangs in prayer. Transverberation is the act of being ‘pierced through.’
