The Apostleship of Prayer has always been a grass roots organization. It appeals to the great mass of people who make up the Church. If your trust in Jesus Christ leads you to accept His invitation to join His company how better can you show that trust than by joining all your prayers, works, and action to His. Pius XII concluded that "all the practices of the Apostleship of Prayer contain the sum total of Christian perfection".

The Morning Offering is the prayer of a woman or man on a mission. Jesus once said: "the harvest is great but the laborers are few. Therefore pray". How much more would He emphasize those words today! Time magazine calls our civilization a culture of stress. Suicide is the third most common cause of death among young adults in North America. Why would anyone lose hope; think life is not worth living? Many wonder: Is there anyone out there? Is there anyone interested in me?

From the heart of Christ comes the answer: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened and I will refresh you'"The Morning Offering is our promise to make that message of Jesus known to everyone we meet during the day. It calls for a reflection in the evening. What were the words, actions I performed this day that took on special value because offered through Mary's hands? Was there any word or deed I would like to recall? What opportunities were there to help Jesus carry out His mission?

The early Christians thought of Jesus' message as a way of life. They called it simply The Way. Our Morning Offering is a reminder to walk side by side with Jesus as women and men of His company. It is a reminder that His footsteps can become quite visible in our time.

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