Litany of Humility
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed, deliver me.
From the desire of being extolled, deliver me.
From the desire of being honored, deliver me.
From the desire of being praised, deliver me.
From the desire of being preferred, deliver me.
From the desire of being consulted, deliver me.
From the desire of being approved, deliver me.
From false humility, deliver me.
From the fear of being humiliated, deliver me.
From the fear of being despised, deliver me.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, deliver me.
From the fear of being calumniated, deliver me.
From the fear of being forgotten, deliver me.
From the fear of being ridiculed, deliver me.
From the fear of being wronged, deliver me.
From the fear of being suspected, deliver me.
That others may be loved more than I,
That others may be esteemed more than I,
That in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I decrease,
That others may be praised and I unnoticed,
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
That others may become holier than I, provided that
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
That others may become holier than I, provided that
I become as holy as I should,
O Lord, grant me the grace to desire it.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
make my heart like unto Thine.
Many blessings to you in Ember Week of Lent.
I love this. I printed it out. Thanks, Meredith.
Posted by: Cheryl | Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 07:23 PM
i've always loved this litany.
Posted by: regan | Friday, February 26, 2010 at 12:58 AM
great post.
Posted by: lighting | Thursday, April 08, 2010 at 06:37 AM