Traditional Catholic prayer
Morning Offering
A morning prayer for offering the day's prayers, works, and sufferings to God in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 138-139.
Almighty and eternal God, I offer Thee all my prayers, works, and sufferings in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, for the intentions for which He pleads and offers Himself in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in thanksgiving for Thy favors, in reparation for my offenses, and in humble supplication for my temporal and eternal welfare, for the wants of our holy Mother the Church, for the conversion of sinners, and for the relief of the poor souls in purgatory.
I have the intention to gain all the indulgences attached to the prayers I shall say, and to the good works I shall perform this day. I resolve to gain all the indulgences I can in favor of the souls in purgatory.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 138-139.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- The Morning Offering places the day’s prayers, works, and sufferings before God in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
- Prayer intention
- Offering daily duties to God, thanksgiving, reparation, and prayer for the Church and the holy souls.
- When to pray
- At the beginning of the day, before ordinary duties begin.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 138-139. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Morning Offering
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 138-139.
Almighty and eternal God, I offer Thee all my prayers, works, and sufferings in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, for the intentions for which He pleads and offers Himself in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in thanksgiving for Thy favors, in reparation for my offenses, and in humble supplication for my temporal and eternal welfare, for the wants of our holy Mother the Church, for the conversion of sinners, and for the relief of the poor souls in purgatory.
I have the intention to gain all the indulgences attached to the prayers I shall say, and to the good works I shall perform this day. I resolve to gain all the indulgences I can in favor of the souls in purgatory.
Questions about this prayer
These explanations are separate from the historical prayer text above.
What do I offer in the Morning Offering?
This prayer offers the day’s prayers, works, and sufferings to God in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It includes thanksgiving, reparation, and petitions for the Church, sinners, and the souls in purgatory.
Which version of the Morning Offering is this?
It is the form printed in Father F. X. Lasance’s With God (1911), pages 138-139, beginning “Almighty and eternal God, I offer Thee.” You can pray it on its own or within the free morning prayer guide.
A simple Catholic morning prayer routine