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.
Meditations for daily Mass readings for Liturgical Year II can be found under this tag.
I will let go of control. I trust in the Lord and humbly submit this affliction so with faith I will call upon the Lord to heal me.
This mental prayer contemplates the Eternal Father in the parable of the prodigal son. It also praises the Eternal Father who has also brought me back to life.
Jesus my cornerstone, you are the stone that the builders rejected, yet all things came into being through you. In you is life.
Probe my mind and test my heart Lord. I desire you above all things. Reward me according to your ways; I trust in you.
Lord you redeem me and set me free from snares through your Passion, death, and resurrection. Help me imitate you with sacrificial love.
Lord you cleanse me of my scarlet sins and make me white as snow when I am willing to obey you and do your will.
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.
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.
