The “Offering of Self” prayer from St. Ignatius of Loyola. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola are used as part of a 30-day long retreat that includes meditations, prayers, and time for contemplation with a spiritual director. This prayer, written by St. Ignatius of Loyola, is offered at the very end of the retreat.
St. Ignatius Loyola is the founder of the Society of Jesus and his Spiritual Exercises were written in the mid 16th century.
The “Offering of Self” prayer is also known as the “Suspice” prayer. It makes a radical surrender to God of self in gratitude for the love God has given.
An Offering of Self
Take, O Lord, into your hands my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my will. All that I am and have, you have given me, and I surrender them to you, to be so disposed in accordance with your holy will. Give me your love and your grace; with these I am rich enough and desire nothing more. AMEN.
If you’d like to meditate more on the topic of surrendering to God, take a look at the Surrender Novena Prayer of Abandonment to the Will of God and Ruminating? Pray the Surrender Prayer.
“Already dedicated to him through Baptism, the person who surrenders himself to the God he loves above all else thereby consecrates himself more intimately to God’s service and to the good of the Church. By this state of life consecrated to God, the Church manifests Christ and shows us how the Holy Spirit acts so wonderfully in her.”
Catechism, 931
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Beautiful prayer Thank you so much.