More Familiar Prayers
The Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to your protection,
implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins. my Mother;
to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful;
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your Mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Angelus
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary...
Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
Be it done to me according to your word.
Hail Mary...
And the Word was made flesh.
And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary...
Pray for us O Holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Lord, it was through the message of an angel that we learned of the incarnation of Christ, Your Son.
Pour Your grace into our hearts, and by His Passion and Cross bring us to the glory of His Resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
At the center of the Apostleship of Prayer is the Morning or Daily Offering. In this simple prayer, we offer every moment of our day to God. We strive to take seriously the call we received in baptism to be “a royal priesthood” (see 1 Peter 2: 9).
Morning Offering
Most Holy and Adorable Trinity, one God in three Persons,
I praise You and give You thanks for all the favors You have bestowed upon me.
Your Goodness has preserved me until now.
I offer You my whole being and in particular all my thoughts, words and deeds,
together with all the trials I may undergo this day.
Give them Your Blessing. May Your Divine Love animate them and may they serve to Your greater glory.
I make this morning offering in union with the divine intentions of Jesus Christ
who offers Himself daily in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and in union with Mary,
His Virgin Mother and our Mother, who was always the faithful handmaid of the Lord.
Amen.
Traditional Morning Offering
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer You all 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 reparation for my sins,
for the intentions of all our associates,
and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father.
More Morning Offering Prayers from the Apostleship of Prayer
While the Morning or Daily Offering is integral to the life of an Apostle of Prayer, the Evening Review is also important to look back over the day. Here is one version.