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.
We invoke the Holy Spirit when we begin our devotions in order to have an increase in spiritual gifts and graces when we pray. This prayer is a common prayer invoking the Holy Spirit to come and enlighten our hearts and minds in Christ.
Pope Pius VII granted an indulgence to everyone who, with contrition for his sins and with devotion, says the following Act of Reparation to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
The traditional Stations of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori, or way of the cross, meditates on the 14 stations of the Passion of Christ, publicly prayed on Fridays during Lent.
Sacred Heart of Jesus prayer opens the soul to adore Jesus and contemplate His deep, personal, and intimate love. Saint John Henry Newman, a 19th century convert to the Church, wrote much about his devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist, and on the coat of arms in 1879 when he became a Cardinal, he wrote, “Heart speaks unto heart.”
“Jesus Christ is truly present here before the Blessed Sacrament” is a prayer from the heart to be prayed by the faithful while in Eucharistic adoration.
This is a simple prayer for healing of my body, mind, and soul. Pray this petition to Jesus for healing and trust in His mercy and love. Jesus I trust in You.
Inner healing is connected to forgiveness. A soul unable to forgive is unable to heal. This is a principle of faith. Pray this prayer written by the priest exorcist of the Vatican, Father Gabriel Amorth. He lived 91 years, and knew Padre Pio for nearly 26 years of his life. He passed away in 2016.
The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus. Print this novena to the Precious Blood of Jesus PDF and share this devotion.
Pray these prayers after communion to show Jesus gratitude: the Universal Prayer and the Long Prayer after Communion by St. Thomas Aquinas
The 7 sorrows of Mary Irresistible Novena was given to us by Fr. Ripperger, an exorcist, to help the laity overcome habitual sin and have a deliverance from evil. This devotion includes the Litany to Our Lady of Sorrows each of the 9 days of the 7 Sorrows Novena prayer.
