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.
This meditative prayer by St. John Henry Newman is a prayer of repentance asking for grace to overcome sinful habits.
Pray this prayer for priests written by St. Thérèse of Lisieux, to support parish priests in their vocations.
The Litany of Our Lady of Guadalupe is an intercessory prayer for America asking for the Virgin Mary’s intercession.
Pray the five Fatima prayers sent from Heaven in a miracle in 1917 by the Angels and by the Virgin Mary.
The Litany of Trust is a prayer of hope in Jesus. The soul who prays it is asking Jesus to deliver him from the things that hold him bound. It recognizes that the soul who has anxiety and despair is not truly trusting Jesus.
Pray this prayer to spiritually unite to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament when you are unable to visit Him in adoration.
Dedicate a holy hour for priests in adoration using this holy hour e-prayer book or download a print PDF version of this holy hour for priests at the bottom of this page.
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.
The Litany of Humility prayer is said in private devotion that helps you gain the virtue of humility and overcome pride.
If you are despairing and struggling to pray, try these four prayers that ask God for hope.
