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Morning Offering — St. Thérèse

Little Way

2 min
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 — St. Thérèse

Pray with St. Thérèse, offering each beat of your heart, each small action, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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 fulfill 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.

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

St. Thérèse of Lisieux's own morning offering — written into the rhythm of her Carmelite life and the soul of the Little Way.

History

St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897) was a devoted member of the Apostleship of Prayer from her childhood, and composed this morning offering as her own daily act. It frames the Little Way: every heartbeat, every thought, every most ordinary work united to the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart, with one's sins themselves cast into the furnace of His Merciful Love.

How to pray it

Upon waking, place the day before the Lord through Thérèse's words. Let her smallness be yours — there is nothing too ordinary to be offered.

Morning offering composed by St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897). Verified via [EWTN](https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/morning-prayer-written-by-st-therese-838) (English) and [Aleteia pt-BR](https://pt.aleteia.org/2023/12/28/esta-e-a-oracao-que-santa-teresinha-rezava-todas-as-manhas/) (Portuguese).