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.
There are many reflections on Eucharistic Adoration to share. Many journal entries have been recorded here about experiences in the adoration chapel with the Lord. These various writings are given to inspire readers to know and love Jesus in the Eucharist. He is truly present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity for any soul that enters and sits with Him in His presence.
These reflections are meant to open your heart to faith, hope, and love. By reading these journal entries about time spent in prayer with Jesus you may be inspired to develop a habit of prayer. Jesus is present there in a tangible way and the experiences of the great saints who have gone before us are available to our generation as well. We must turn toward God and desire holiness.
Read these reflections to hopefully see a bit of your own heart and mind within the situations, stories, and answers to prayer. Jesus is the greatest gift the world has ever known. It is a pity that many souls in the world have never taken the time to truly know Him. When you know Him you come to love Him.
The writings in these reflections will show how intimate Christ’s love is for souls and how much grace we receive when we pick up our cross and follow Him.
A prayerful reflection on God’s holy love; His gifts given in response to our charity— in a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing.
Holy Spirit help me listen to Jesus, the beloved Son and the Eternal Word, who the Father asks us to listen to, love, and obey.
Jesus, from today onward I promise to walk in your ways, to belong to you, to be one of your own. I will love you with all my heart and soul.
Have you lost your faith and turned away from God? In today’s reading we pray, “Jesus help me turn away from all my sinful habits.”
Let us prayerfully reflect on the words of Jesus to the Apostle Peter, to whom he gave the keys to the kingdom of heaven for the sake of our eternal salvation.
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.
As I meditate on the Our Father prayer, I ask you, Lord, to teach me to pray as you wish. Let me understand the meaning and deeply reflect on the words.
This prayer reflects on how to imitate God’s righteousness. Jesus, please teach me holiness through this scripture meditation and how to love them as you do.
In today’s meditation, washed clean by a covenant of love, we contemplate the promise God gave Noah and his sons, prefiguring his promise to us at our baptism.
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.
