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.
Prayers lift up our hearts to God and open them to receive His grace. For thousands of years, throughout the history of the Church and all of Biblical history, man always falls into slavery and sin when he turns from God and he finds redemption and deliverance from sin through prayer. Faith comes from knowing God and we come to know Him through prayer. By spending time with Jesus in prayer we contemplate His love and salvation message. This transforms our hearts over time.
The adoration chapel is where Jesus resides, with us, all days, in the consecrated Host, given to us by His priests, in what we call the Blessed Sacrament. He is with us always. This is His Real Presence in the world, and when the wounded, lost, suffering, and sinful people come to this place and kneel before Him, He makes his presence known to them. He is the King of Kings of the heavenly hosts, and He gives a grace within the walls of the adoration chapel that cannot be felt anywhere else in the world except when we partake of holy Communion.
Adoration is about uniting with Christ in His suffering. Your suffering, your loneliness, your hunger, your wounds – they are most efficacious when they are united with Christ’s suffering. Offer them up for the love of Jesus Christ. Ask Him to change your heart and make it like His own Sacred Heart.
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.
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.
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.
