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.
Saints are a gift from God that can help us grow in knowledge and understanding about the faith. They also inspire us to live our lives according to the will of God, and they also intercede for us as we strive for final perseverance in this life. If you would like to learn about the mystical saints of the church, particularly those gifted with mystical transverberation, you will find information about a few of them here. Transverberation is a special phenomenon where the heart of a devotee to our suffering Lord is able to feel the pain of His Sacred Heart. There are varying degrees of this charismatic gift from the Holy Spirit. The saints listed here were devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and they also had the desire to suffer their pains of transverberation in reparation for the sins of mankind. Jesus Christ, who no longer suffers for sin in his glorified body, can choose through a particular gift of the Holy Spirit, to bestow a sacred suffering on a saint for the edification of His Kingdom.
The saints featured here, as well as many others, grew in holiness and devotion to our Lord throughout their lives and were given these spiritual gifts in order to become intercessors for lost souls. These saints led contemplative prayer lives and have given the Church many inspiring writings about how to meditate on Christ’s love and His passion.
Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th century nun from Germany, is widely known as a musician, writer, dramatist, and visionary.
Blessed Concepción Cabrera de Armida, widely known as Blessed Conchita, is a Mexican saint for wives and mothers with a deep devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist.
St. Veronica Giuliani, a stigmatist and mystic, had a deep devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and was known as a victim soul.
Saint Peter Julian Eymard, the founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, was deeply transformed by the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
St. Catherine of Siena was born at the start of bubonic plague, in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. She is an extraordinary mystical saint, stigmatist, leader, and peace maker. St. Catherine was in the Third Order of St. Dominic religious society.
St. Teresa of Avila is a mystical saint who has had the most profound impact on the world through her writings on the spiritual life. She was graced with many mystical gifts including transverberation.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux was a beautiful soul who longed to do great things for God but soon learned that the “little way” was most efficacious and pleasing to Him. She is a doctor of the Church.
St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi experienced many ecstasies while suffering a grave illness. Throughout her suffering she drew close to the Divine Heart of Christ.
Read the biography of St. John of the Cross, a mystical saint from Spain who was a friend of St. Theresa of Avila.
