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.
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 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.
The Anima Christi prayer translation is “Soul of Christ” in English. It is a beautiful and poetic prayer after receiving holy communion. The Anima Christi dates to the 14th century. Many faithful continue to pray this profoundly Christ-centered prayer before or after receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.
“Jesus My Redeemer” is a prayer of praise repentance and love for private devotion. It begins: “My God, my most gracious good, I beg You to give me the grace to accept the gift You have freely offered me.”
The Litany of Transverberation is a prayer to saints who experienced heart pangs in prayer. Transverberation is the act of being ‘pierced through.’
“O Jesus, I surrender myself to You, take care of everything!” The Surrender Novena prayer was written by Servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo.
