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.
Prayer is a form of communication with God that draws us closer to Him and to doing His holy will. There are many efficacious ways to pray but the best thing to do is to start by opening your heart and humble yourself before God. But it is hard to do this if you do not know God or understand His ways. How do you enter into His presence and open your heart to receive His grace?
The Catholic church has a long history of teaching Christians how to pray. There are five ways to pray, or types of prayers. These ways to pray are worship and praise, petition and intercession, supplication, thanksgiving, and spiritual warfare.
If you are new to prayer and do not know where to start, begin by structuring your day around prayer and use the prayers that were given to us by the angels and saints. Many of them are here on this website. When you have prayed these prayers and meditated on His holy word, then open your heart to pray in your own words. Then spend time in adoration, seeking to know Him in silence. This is the most powerful and beautiful way to pray – to sit in His presence and love Him in silence and let Him fill you with grace.
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A prayer for priests, the Litany of Jesus Christ Priest and Victim by Saint JPII, is a meditation on radical self-giving love.
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“Let Me Desire the Lord over Every Carnal Thing” Join us for our seventh meditation on the 35 virtues of St. Hildegard of Bingen.
“Controlling my Anger and Hurt with Patience and Love” Join us for our sixth meditation on the 35 virtues of St. Hildegard of Bingen.
“Overcoming Spiritual Sloth to be Victorious for Christ” Join us for our fifth meditation on the 35 virtues of St. Hildegard of Bingen.
“Rejecting Hardness of Heart for the Virtue of Mercy” Join us for our fourth meditation on the 35 virtues of St. Hildegard of Bingen.
“The Virtue of Modesty is a Matter of the Heart” – Join us for our third meditation on the 35 virtues of St. Hildegard of Bingen.
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