Holy Card of the Morning Offering Plus a 1" Medal of The Holy Face of Christ

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Laminated Holy Card of the Morning Offering Plus a 1" Silver Oxidized Medal of The Holy Face of Jesus. Condition is New. Shipped with USPS First Class.
This exceptionally detailed die-cast medal, with the Ecce Homo (behold the Man) Face of Jesus on the front, and a cross and flower on the back, is made in the region of Italy that produces the finest quality medals in the world. The silver oxidized finish is has been perfected for hundreds of years by the local Italian craftsmen, and remains unmatched in quality, beauty, and longevity -a genuine silver plating with a 3-dimensional depth, and long-lasting brilliance. Measures 1 inch in height - attached jump ring is included.
In RomanCatholicism, the morning offering is a prayer said by an individual at thestart of the day in order to consecrate oneself to Jesus Christ. The practicehas traditionally been associated with the Apostleship of Prayer. While since1929 the Pope has added a general and a mission intention to the traditionalmorning offering prayer each month, Pope Francis has restored this to theoriginal, single monthly intention. Over time other forms of the morningoffering prayer have been suggested.
The morningoffering has been an old practice in the Church but it started to spreadlargely through the Apostleship of Prayer, started by Fr. Francis X. Gautrelet,S.J., and especially through the book written by another Jesuit, Fr. HenriRamière, S.J., who in 1861 adapted the Apostleship of Prayer for parishes andvarious Catholic institutions, and made it known by his book "TheApostleship of Prayer" which has been translated into many languages.
Historicroots of such a practice can be traced to those like Saint Mechtilde(1241-1298) who had visions of Jesus Christ and transmitted the following wordsof Jesus: "When you awake in the morning, let your first act be to saluteMy Heart, and to offer Me your own. ...Whoever shall breathe a sigh toward Mefrom the bottom of his heart when he awakes in the morning and shall ask Me towork all his works in him throughout the day, will draw Me to him. ...For neverdoes a man breathe a sigh of longing aspiration toward Me without drawing Me nearerto him than I was before."
Saint JohnMary Vianney has also said: "All that we do without offering it to God iswasted." Catholic authors encourage repeating this offering throughout theday, especially at the start of one's professional work which takes a largepart of each day.
TheChristian begins his day, his prayers, and his activities with the Sign of theCross: "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.Amen." The baptized person dedicates the day to the glory of God and callson the Savior's grace which lets him act in the Spirit as a child of theFather.
The otherelement in this theology is the actual work done with spirit of excellence inconsonance with the intention of offering something "worthy" to thesanctity, majesty, and goodness of our God.
Thistheology is also supported by private revelation. Sister Josefa Menéndez(1890-1923) reported that she heard Jesus Christ tell her: "When youawake, enter at once into My Heart, and when you are in it, offer My Father allyour actions united to the pulsations of My Heart. ...If  engaged in work of no value in itself, if shebathes it in My Blood or unites it to the work I Myself did during My mortallife, it will greatly profit souls, ... more, perhaps, than if she had preachedto the whole world."