Morning Offering (Traditional Prayer upon Waking)
This prayer is a simple act of adoration, thanksgiving, and offering of the day's activities to God. It is a common practice in Catholic spirituality to begin the day by consecrating it to the Lord. While no specific author is known, its structure reflects ancient Christian traditions of morning prayer and helps believers to set a spiritual intention for their daily lives.
Also known as: Morning Offering · Traditional Morning Offering · Prayer upon Waking
I offer You all my actions of this day: grant that they may all be according to Your holy will, for Your greater glory.
Deliver me from sin and from all evil. May Your grace be always with me and with all mine. Amen.
When to pray
It is customarily prayed upon waking, at the very beginning of the day, to consecrate the day's activities to God.
Origin
The practice of dedicating the day to God upon waking has deep roots in Christian spirituality, encouraging the faithful to offer their thoughts, words, and deeds to the Lord. This particular version of the Morning Offering is a traditional devotional prayer, commonly found in older Catholic prayer books. It emphasizes adoration, thanksgiving for creation and preservation, and the intention to perform all daily actions according to God's will. It is not part of the official liturgy but a popular personal prayer for daily spiritual renewal.
In other languages
Oração da manhã (Oferecimento tradicional ao acordar) (Português) · Oración de la Mañana (Ofrecimiento tradicional al despertar) (Español) · Preghiera del Mattino (Offerta tradizionale al risveglio) (Italiano) · Modlitwa poranna (Polski) · Pagaalay sa Umaga (Tagalog)