Traditional Catholic prayer
Morning Prayer of St. Thérèse
St. Thérèse’s morning prayer offers the day to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and asks for fidelity to God’s will for herself and those she loves.
Source: Sœur Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus (1912), St. Thérèse of Lisieux; translated and edited by Thomas N. Taylor, page 313.
O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love.
O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfil perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in Heaven for all Eternity. Amen.
About this prayer
Prayer source
Sœur Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus (1912), St. Thérèse of Lisieux; translated and edited by Thomas N. Taylor, page 313.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- St. Thérèse’s morning prayer offers the day to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and asks for fidelity to God’s will for herself and those she loves. The full two-paragraph prayer appears among her writings in Taylor’s early translation.
- Prayer intention
- Offering the day and accepting its joys and sorrows.
- When to pray
- At the beginning of the day, with a remembrance of the people you hold dear.
- Connection with a saint
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: From the saint’s writings. This prayer is printed in the “Prayers of Sœur Thérèse” section of Thomas N. Taylor’s preconciliar translation. Read the source.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- Sœur Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus (1912), St. Thérèse of Lisieux; translated and edited by Thomas N. Taylor, page 313. 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 Prayer of St. Thérèse
Source: Sœur Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus (1912), St. Thérèse of Lisieux; translated and edited by Thomas N. Taylor, page 313.
O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love.
O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfil perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in Heaven for all Eternity. Amen.