The Litany of
Humility was written by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta, the
Secretary of State to Pope Saint Pius X (1903-1914). It is for private
use (litanies approved for public use can be seen on the Litanies page)
and can be downloaded in pdf format: Litany
of Humility (pdf)
Litany of Humility
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Hear
me.
From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being honored, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being approved, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected, Deliver
me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I, Jesus,
grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed 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 go 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.
Charity is patient, is kind; charity does not envy, is not pretentious,
is not puffed up, is not ambitious, is not self-seeking, is not
provoked; thinks no evil, does not rejoice over wickedness, but
rejoices with the truth, bears with all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Cor. 13:4-7). To have Charity
is to love God above all things for Himself and be ready to renounce
all created things rather than offend Him by serious sin. ( Matt.
22:36-40)
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