The Suscipe (“Receive”) is one of the most beautiful and radical prayers of total self-offering in the Catholic tradition. Written by St Ignatius Loyola and placed at the end of his Spiritual Exercises, it expresses complete surrender of everything — memory, understanding, will, and freedom — into the loving hands of God. Many saints and holy souls have made this prayer their daily act of consecration.
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding,
and my entire will,
all I have and call my own.
You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will.
Give me only your love and your grace,
that is enough for me.
Amen.
Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty,
my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
All that I am and all that I possess You have given me.
I surrender it all to You
to be disposed of according to Your holy will.
Give me only Your love and Your grace;
with these I will be rich enough
and will desire nothing more.
Amen.
My God,
I offer You this day and all my actions,
joys, works, and sufferings,
in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding, and my entire will.
Everything I have and possess You have given me;
I give it all back to You
to be used according to Your holy will.
Give me only Your love and Your grace —
that is enough for me.
Amen.
Lord Jesus,
I place into Your wounded hands
everything I cling to:
my plans, my fears, my reputation, my future.
Take all of me —
my time, my health, my relationships, my possessions.
Do with them whatever brings You greatest glory.
I want nothing but Your love and Your grace.
With these I am rich enough
and desire nothing more.
Amen.
In conclusion, the Suscipe is the prayer of a soul that has fallen completely in love with God. St Ignatius teaches us that when we give God everything, we lose nothing — because His love and grace are more than enough.
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