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 St Joseph Prayer “To You, O blessed Joseph” is the official prayer for the year of St. Joseph and should be added to the end of the Rosary.
Pray the Eucharistic Holy Face Chaplet to intercede for the priests who offer you the Sacraments.
The Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus is a powerful public prayer of the Church that is recited every year on January 3.
Pray this prayer for priests to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit and the fire of God’s love.
The “You are Christ” adoration prayer praises Jesus with a list of titles and salutations, offers a confirmation of love, and petitions him for holiness.
The Rosary is the weapon of our time. Our Lady of Fatima told the shepherd children we must pray the rosary daily.
The Chaplet of the Five Holy Wounds meditates on the 5 wounds of Jesus Christ. This prayer on the 5 wounds of Jesus has been in practice for centuries. The chaplet reflects on Christ’s passion and suffering for you, and how your personal sin has wounded Him.
The Lord I am Truly Sorry prayer of repentance will guide you to make a humble heartfelt sorry to God prayer.
The Divine Praises prayer is also known as the “Blessed Be God” prayer. It is the final prayer before benediction of the Blessed Sacrament after a holy hour of adoration.
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.
