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.
The Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, privately prayed for centuries, was approved for public recitation in 1960 by Pope John XXIII.
The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Marian litany also commonly known as the Litany of Loreto because it is known to have originated there, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto.
In 1899, Pope Leo XIII wrote an Encyclical encouraging the whole world to pray a consecration prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is meant to unite humankind to God through Mary’s heart.
The Chaplet to St. Michael the Archangel is also known as the Rosary of the Angels. In the 1750s a Portuguese Carmelite nun had a private revelation by St. Michael the Archangel. In it he taught her this prayer. It was officially approved by Pope Pius IX in 1851.
On December 26, 1970, Our Lord taught Maria Concepcion Zuniga Lopez how to recite the Penitential Rosary. Jesus Himself dictated that this Penitential Rosary is to be recited with love, remembering His Passion.
Pray the Act of Consecration to the Precious Blood of Jesus and set yourself aside as consecrated to Jesus.
Frequent holy hours before the Blessed Sacrament leads a soul toward a deep devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
This prayer of petition for the gift of the Holy Spirit should be prayed every day before devotional prayers.
Pray the Litany of Obedience to the Will of God to overcome habitual sin and selfish tendencies that cause disobedience to God.
