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Morning Offering — Franciscan

Franciscan

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Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Morning Offering — Franciscan

Upon waking — before the Crucifix if possible — offer the whole day in union with the Mass and with Mary, the faithful handmaid of the Lord.

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.

And ask the Lord's protection on the day's work:

Lord God Almighty, You have brought us safely to the beginning of this day. Defend us today by Your mighty power, that we may not fall into any sin, but that all our words may so proceed and all our thoughts and actions be so directed, as to be always just in Your sight. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

About this prayer

The Secular Franciscan morning offering — the day's prayers and work joined to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and to Mary's *fiat*, that the soul too may be a faithful handmaid of the Lord.

History

The Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) draws this morning offering from its rule of life — a simple act binding the lay Franciscan's day to the one perpetual offering of Christ, in the company of the Virgin who said yes. The prayer breathes the spirit of St. Francis: poverty of heart, fraternal availability, and union with the Crucified.

How to pray it

Begin the day before the Crucifix if possible. Say the offering with Marian simplicity — the *fiat* of the lay Franciscan vocation, hidden among ordinary works.

Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) — *Come and See* prayer digest and the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order (Paul VI, 1978). Verified via [Secular Franciscans USA](https://www.secularfranciscansusa.org/wp-content/uploads/Come-and-See-Digest-Prayer.pdf). Closing collect (Deus, qui ad principium huius diei): Roman Breviary, Lauds opening.