Catholic Morning Offering, Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Starting the morning off with God is the key to strength and success in your day!

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The Morning Glory Consecration Prayer is excerpted from "33 Days to Morning Glory:  A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Marian Consecration" by Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, © 2011 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M., p. 137.

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Starting the morning off with God is the key to
strength and success in yourday.
Good morning! Today isWednesday, September 10, 2025.
Please join me in praying themorning offering prayer and
prayers for our Holy Father.
In the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy

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Spirit.
Amen.
O Jesus, through the ImmaculateHeart of Mary, I offer you my
prayers, works, joys, andsufferings of this day, for all
the intentions of your SacredHeart, in union with the holy
sacrifice of the Mass throughoutthe world, for the salvation of
souls, the reparation of sins,the reunion of all Christians,

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and in particular for the holyintentions of the Holy Father
this month.
Amen.
Prayers for Our Father who artin heaven, hallowed be thy name.

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Thy kingdom come, thy will bedone, On earth as it is in
heaven, give us this day ourdaily bread, and forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive thosewho trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy

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womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
In the name of the Father and ofthe Son and of the Holy Spirit.

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Amen.
Quote from St.
John Chrysostom.
Eating and drinking don't makefriendships.
Such friendship even robbers andmurderers have.
But if we are friends, if wetruly care for one another,
let's help one anotherspiritually.
Let's hinder those things thatlead our friends away to hell.

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Meditation of the Day, anexcerpt from Spiritual Combat by
Dom Lorenzo Scupoli, page 68.
In contemplating a beautifulwork of creation, consider that,
in itself, it is nothing.
Let your thoughts soar to thegreat hand that produced it.
Place all your delight in him,saying, O my God, sole object of

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my desires, universal source ofall good things, how delightful
it is to consider that theperfections of creatures are but
a faint image of thy glory.
When you behold the verdanttrees or plants and the beauty
of flowers, remember that theypossess life only through the
will of that divine wisdom that,unseen by all, gives life to all

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things.
Great God, unmoved mover of allthings, how I rejoice when I

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consider the eternity of thyexistence incapable of the
slightest change.
When the beauty of mankindimpresses you, you should
immediately distinguish what isapparent to the eye from what is
seen only by the mind.
You must remember that allcorporeal beauty flows from an
invisible principle, theuncreated beauty of God.

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You must discern in this analmost imperceptible drop
issuing from an endless source,an immense ocean from which
numberless perfectionscontinually flow.
How myself Scripture verse ofthe day.

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John chapter 14 verse 21.
Saint of the Day The Saint ofthe Day for September 10th is
St.
Ambrose Edward Barlow.
St.
Ambrose Edward Barlow livedbetween 1585 and 1641.
He was born near Manchester,England, to a noble family.
He was baptized Catholic at hisbirth, but was raised

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Protestant, when Catholicism wasoutlawed by the reigning
monarchy.
His grandfather died whileimprisoned for his Catholic
faith, and his father hadtwo-thirds of his estate
confiscated for refusal toconform to the Church of
England.
Ambrose returned to Catholicismas an adult, recognized his
vocation to the priesthood, andtraveled to France to enter

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seminary.
He was ordained in 1617 in theOrder of Saint Benedict.
He returned to England tominister to underground
Catholics in his native SouthLancashire for 24 years, being
financially supported with apension arranged by his
grandmother.
Ambrose said Mass daily andadministered the sacrament to

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avoid detection by theauthorities.
He was arrested four timesduring his priesthood, each time
being released without charge.
When the king issued a decreethat all Catholic priests should
immediately flee the country orbe arrested and condemned as
traitors, St.
Ambrose chose to stay, reasoningthat he could not die a better

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death than to be martyred forbeing a Catholic priest.
On April 25, 1631, just as heended Easter Sunday Mass He was
arrested by a 400-strong armedmob led by the local Anglican
vicar.
He freely admitted to the chargeof being a Catholic priest and

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gave a defense of the true faithbefore his judge.
He was sentenced to be hanged,drawn, quartered, and boiled in
oil on September 10, 1641.
His dead body was publiclydisplayed on a pike as a warning
to other Catholic priests.
St.
Ambrose St.
Edward Ambrose Barlow pray forus.

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Readings for Holy Mass forWednesday of the 23rd week in
Ordinary Time.
A reading from the letter ofSaint Paul to the Colossians,
chapter 3, verses 1 through 11.
Brothers and sisters, if youwere raised with Christ, seek
what is above, where Christ isseated at the right hand of God.
Think of what is above, not ofwhat is on earth.

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For you have died, and your lifeis hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ your life appears,then Put to death, then, the
parts of you that are earthly,immorality, impurity, passion,
evil desire, and the greed thatis idolatry.
Because of these, the wrath ofGod is coming upon the

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disobedient.
By these you too once conductedyourselves when you lived in
that way.
But now you must put them allaway, anger, fury, malice,
slander, and obscene languageout of your mouths.
Stop lying to one another sinceyou have taken off the old self
with its practices and have puton the new self, which is being

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renewed for knowledge in theimage of its creator.
Here there is not Greek and Jew,circumcision and uncircumcision,
barbarian, Scythian, slave,free, but Christ is all and in
all.
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 145.

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The Lord is compassionate Everyday I will bless you and I will
praise your name forever andever.
Great is the Lord and highly tobe praised.
His greatness is unsearchable.
The Lord is compassionate towardall his works.
Let all your works give youthanks, O Lord, and let your

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faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the gloryof your kingdom and speak of
your might.
The Lord is compassionate towardall his works, making known to
men your might and the glorioussplendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is a kingdom forall ages, and your dominion
endures through all generations.

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The Lord is compassionate towardall his works.
A reading from the Holy Gospelaccording to Luke, chapter 6,
verses 20-26.
Raising his eyes toward hisdisciples, Jesus said, The

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Gospel of the Lord.

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Prayer of Spiritual CommunionAmen.

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O glorious Saint Joseph, chosenby God to be the guardian of the
Holy Family, whose protection isso great, so strong, in union
with the Blessed Virgin Mary andour Savior Jesus Christ, send
down from heaven a blessing fromGod to protect us from any harm,
strengthen us in body, soul, andspirit.
We ask this through thy powerfulintercession.

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Holy Family, pray for us.
Amen.
Guardian Angel Prayer O angel ofGod, my guardian dear, to whom
God's love commits me here, everthis day be at my side, to light
and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
Prayer to Saint Michael theArchangel Saint Michael the

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Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against thewickedness and snares of the
devil.
May God rebuke him, we humblypray.
And do thou, O Prince of theHeavenly Host, by the power of
God, cast into hell Satan andall the evil spirits who prowl
throughout the world seeking theruin of souls.
Amen.

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The Three Hail Marys DevotionHoly Mary, Mother of God, pray

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for us sinners, now and at thehour of our death.
Amen.
The third Hail Mary, in honor ofGod the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death.

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Amen.
O my mother, preserve my soulfrom mortal sin during this day.
Amen.
Memorare to the Blessed VirginMary Remember, O Most Gracious
Virgin Mary, that never was itknown that anyone who fled to
thy protection, implored thyhelp, or sought thy
intercession, was left unaided.

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Inspired by this confidence, Ifly unto thee, O Virgin of
Virgins, my Mother.
To thee do I come, before thee Istand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,despise not my petitions, but in
thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.

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Oh my God, I firmly believe thatyou are one God in three divine
persons, Father, Son, and HolySpirit.
I believe that your divine Sonbecame man, died for our sins,
and that he will come to judgethe living and the dead.
I believe these and all thetruths which the Holy Catholic
Church teaches, because you haverevealed them, who can neither

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deceive nor be deceived.
In this faith I intend to liveand die.
Amen.
Act of Hope Oh my God, relyingon your almighty power, infinite
mercy and promises, I hope toobtain pardon for my sins, the
help of your grace, and the lifeeverlasting, through the merits

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of Jesus Christ, my Lord andRedeemer.
Amen.
Act of Love Oh my God, I loveyou above all things, with my
whole heart and soul, becauseyou are all good and worthy of
all love.
I love my neighbor as myself,for the love I forgive all who
have injured me and ask pardonof all whom I have injured.

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Act of Resignation to the DivineWill O Lord my God, from this

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moment do I accept from thyhands, with burning love and
sincere contrition, with a calmand willing disposition,
whatsoever death thou shaltchoose to send me, with its
pains and griefs.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
Amen.

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Starting the morning off withGod is the key to strength and
success in your day.