What is the Morning Offering and how does it sanctify the day?
The Morning Offering is a Catholic devotional prayer recited upon waking, consecrating every thought, word, joy, sorrow, and labor of the upcoming day to God through the Immaculate Heart of Mary in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered throughout the world. By making this deliberate offering, everyday mundane chores, professional duties, and sufferings are elevated into acts of worship and spiritual sacrifice, sanctifying ordinary work and earning spiritual merits.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2638
- Colossians 3:17
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