Litany of Humility - Rapheal Cardinal Merry del Val

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O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the desire of being praised, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the fear of being despised, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the fear of being suffering rebukes, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected, Deliver me, dear Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That in the opinion of the world
others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may be chosen and I set aside, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may be praised and I unnoticed, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I,
provided that I may become as holy
as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.




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