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.
Mercy is a virtue that combats our sinful nature to seek self-gratification and hardness of heart. The following prayers and meditations reflect on the mercy of God and the virtue of mercy toward our neighbors, who we are called to love and serve.
Jesus have mercy on me. Judge me as people of Nineveh who repented after Jonah warned them. Jesus, please thoroughly wipe out my guilt and heal me of my shame.
In today’s Lenten reflection we repent and say, “I have sinned” and move ourselves toward greater holiness by leaving behind sinful habits and following Christ more closely.
Pray the 3 o’clock prayer for the Divine Mercy that Jesus asked us to pray, contemplating Jesus’ hour of death as we beg mercy, especially for sinners.
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.
This prayer by St. Faustina asks God to help you have a big heart for others, a merciful heart for those in need, a heart like Jesus.
The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy is prayed on a regular set of rosary beads. It begins with two prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina.
