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.
Pray this scriptural rosary for the sorrowful mysteries and contemplate the passion, crucifixion, and death of our Lord Jesus Christ with every Hail Mary.
St. Alphonsus Liguori’s prayer to Jesus Christ to obtain His holy love comes from the “Rule of Life”, a guide for growing in holiness.
Meditate on the Word of God while in prayer with the Daily Readings of the Church for the Roman Calendar.
The Chaplet of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will help you grow a deeper love for Jesus. The Sacred Heart Chaplet is a powerful Eucharistic prayer.
This prayer of adoration called “Act of Love to my Good and Merciful Savior” is a request for the grace to grow in holiness. We reflect on St. Peter the Apostle’s life, and how, like Peter, we need the grace of God to do His will.
Psalm 51 is a beautiful prayer of repentance that prepares the heart for the sacrament of confession.
Jesus promised His followers that He would send them an Advocate that would be with them and comfort them. Prayer when in distress should always invoke our Paraclete. When you are needing help from God, pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance.
The Litany for the Souls in Purgatory who have died is a prayer that is often said in the month of November, a month dedicated to praying for the dead.
The prayer to Our Lady of America was written by Sr. Mary Ephrem in 1956 to help bring America back to God through Mary’s intercession.
The Breastplate of St. Patrick prayer of protection was written in 433 A.D. by St. Patrick. It is also called the “Lorica”, or the “Morning Prayer.”
