Posted on 12/13/2011 9:23:19 AM PST by Salvation
Gary Zimak is the founder of Following The Truth Ministries (http://www.followingthetruth.com), a lay apostolate created to assist Catholics in learning more about their Faith. He is a regular guest on EWTN Radio’s “Son Rise Morning Show”, Ave Maria Radio’s “Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo” and appears frequently on several other Catholic radio programs. In addition to writing for CatholicLane. Mr. Zimak hosts a daily program on BlogTalkRadio and posts frequently on his blog, Facebook and Twitter. He is a member of Catholics United For The Faith and the Knights of Columbus and resides in New Jersey.
A good way to start each Advent morning or even each morning of the entire liturgical year!
Catholic Ping!
I’m going to make a point of memorizing this prayer today, so I can always carry it around with me in my heart.
I try to pray this every morning as soon as I open my eyes.
You are ahead of me. I know the part of offering my day, but had forgotten the rest.
The Morning Offering has been a part of my daily prayers for many years now. I recently added the following prayer that was passed on to me by a Franciscan nun:
PRAYER OF A GRATEFUL HEART
I praise and thank You, O God, for the countless blessings You send into my life. You are with me in times of joy and peace, as well as in days of pain, sickness, and sorrow.
Through Your goodness, I can delight in good health, find happiness in family, friendships, work and play, grow through experiences that challenge me, and learn wisdom through the people and events that lead me to walk in your ways.
I thank You, Loving God, for the beauty that inspires, for the laughter that enlivens, for the kindness that encourages, for the love that affirms and sanctifies.
Grant me a share in Your grace each day, that I may so live as to be a cause of gratitude for others, serving You without need for reward, and with a heart grateful, faithful, and free.
Amen
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Thanks for that too!
This is excellent!
Thanks...as always...Salvation.
I,too, for many years have offered this prayer every morning as soon as I wake up.
At the end where it mentions the intention of the Holy Father for this month: if you want to know what the intention of the month is you can find it on Catholic Exchange.
This prayer is so helpful as a beginning of each new day.
Of course, I must END every day with an Act of Contrition!...
:-(
..because we are all “vessels of clay”.
Thanks so much for this.
I almost posted the Act of Contrition last night when I was posting! I usually end my day with the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet, it helps me rest better.
Excellent post!
I have not seen this prayer before but it will now become part of each morning. Thank you so much.
I want to add for those who may not be aware that the Jesus Prayer, also known as Prayer of the Heart is used by some as praying without ceasing. If one is called to it, praying it continuously, after a while it continues in our mind, well not really mind, but being, continuously without our having to maintain it. The prayer is: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
FWIW.. and thank you again for this thread.
A good way to start each Advent morning or even each morning of the entire liturgical year!
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It is indeed. I say the “Franciscan Morning Prayer” each morning.
The Holy Father’s intentions are also on EWTN under Faith and on Women for Faith and Family under the Liturgical Calendar.
I’m sure there are other places.
PS.
The Holy Father’s Intentions are also posted in the Daily Readings thread.....duh! (Why didn’t I say that first? LOL!)
We're in the process of starting up a pro-life Catholic home hospice service. After reading Devotion For The Dying by Mother Mary Potter, I've slightly edited/added to the prayer for my own use:
O Jesus,
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings
of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart,
in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world,
in thanksgiving for your favors,
in reparation for my sins,
for the intentions of all my relatives and friends,
for all those who are dying or will die this die,
and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen.
(If you have not read Devotion For The Dying by Mother Mary Potter, its worth a read. We all need to remember to pray for the dying and especially those at the hour of death, and the Church suffering.)
Wonderful.
Praying for your new ministry.
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