How to Create a Sacred Space for Prayer

How to Create a Sacred Space for Prayer

When we begin our day with the Daily Offering or end our day with an examination of conscience, we will pray in a specific location. This place of our prayer is sometimes called an “oratory.” The word “oratory” comes from the Latin word “orare,” meaning, “to pray” and...
How to pray with Jesus in the middle of the day

How to pray with Jesus in the middle of the day

The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network invites us to pray during three moments of the day. In the   morning, we offer ourselves to the Lord and say that we are available to him and what he needs from us. It is an attitude of availability to his mission that becomes...
A spiritual pathway of two hearts

A spiritual pathway of two hearts

Each year on Feb. 14 many parts of the world celebrate “Valentine’s Day,” a day in honor of St. Valentine, a third-century saint who was known for his Christian charity towards couples. It is a day that has transformed over the years and is now often symbolized by a...
Daily uniting our hearts with the Heart of Christ

Daily uniting our hearts with the Heart of Christ

The Morning Offering, to the Heart of Christ, has been at the heart of the spirituality of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network for all its existence–nearly 175 years. Generations of Catholic Christians, and many other followers of Jesus, have made this daily...