Morning Offering Prayer

Let us begin each new day offering ourselves completely to Almighty God. Let us make a mental note to gracefully accept all the sufferings He shall send us this day. 

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O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer thee all my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day, for all the intentions of Thy Sacred Heart, in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the needs of all my family and friends, and in particular, for the intentions of the Holy Father. I wish to gain all the indulgences attached to the prayers I shall say and to the good works I shall do this day. Amen.

The Three Hail Marys

The practice of praying The Three Hail Marys was revealed to St. Melchtilde with the promise of a good death, if she was faithful to it every day. It is a traditional Roman Catholic devotional practice to recite 3 Hail Marys in the morning as petition for purity and other virtues.

While Saint Gertrude the Great sang the Hail Mary, at the Matins of the Annunciation, she suddenly saw spring out from the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, three bright flames which penetrated the Heart of the Holy Virgin. Then she heard the following words: "After the Power of the Father, The Wisdom of the Son and the merciful Tenderness of the Holy Spirit, nothing approaches the Power, Wisdom and the merciful Tenderness of Mary."

​This beautiful devotion has been a part of my daily Morning Prayer. I pray 3 Hail Marys for myself. Then I go onto pray 3 Hail Marys for my each of my family members.

It is also recommended to pray 3 Hail Marys before going to bed, following the examination of Conscience. Train your children to acquire the habit of saying three Hail Marys in the morning and evening. 

Here is a suggested way to recite 3 Hail Marys:

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O Mary, by thy pure and Immaculate Conception, make my body pure and my soul holy.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

O my Mother, preserve me this day from mortal sin.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

O my Mother, preserve me this day from mortal sin.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

O my Mother, preserve me this day from mortal sin.

A Prayer for Grace

​Each new day, ask God to give you the graces needed to fulfill the duties of your state of life. Trust in Jesus and he will remove all your fears and anxieties.

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O my God, remember that moment when, for the first time, Thou didst pour Thy grace into my soul, washing me from Original Sin, that Thou might receive me into the number of Thy children. O God, Thou Who art my Father, grant me in Thine infinite mercy, through the merits and Blood of Jesus Christ, and through the sorrows of the holy Virgin Mary, the graces which Thou dost desire that I should receive this day for Thy greater glory and my salvation.

O Heart of Love, I place all my trust in Thee, for though I fear all things from my own weakness, I hope all things from Thy goodness.

O purest heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, obtain for me from Jesus a pure and humble heart. Amen.

Anima Christi

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Soul of Christ, sanctify me. 

Body of Christ, save me. 

Blood of Christ, inebriate me. 

Water from Christ's side, wash me. 

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Passion of Christ, strengthen me. 

O good Jesus, hear me. 

Within Thy wounds hide me. 

Suffer me not to be separated from Thee. 

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From the malicious enemy defend me. 

In the hour of my death call me. 

And bid me come unto Thee,

That, with Thy saints, I may praise Thee​ 

Forever and ever. Amen

The Divine Praises

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Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His Saints. Amen​

Prayer to St. Joseph for a Happy Death

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O Blessed St. Joseph, who gave up thy last breath in the arms of Jesus and Mary, obtain for me, I beseech thee, the grace of a happy death. Defend me from all evil, especially in my final hour. Assist me by thy presence, protect me by thy power, and obtain for me this grace, O holy St. Joseph, that I may breathe forth my soul in praise, saying in spirit, if so I am unable to do so in words: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give thee my heart and life. Amen.