Litany of Humility

I want to encourage all to pray this prayer, the Litany of Humility. It has been one that, as I pray it more, it continues to change my life. Yesterday I was running with a group and fell a little behind, so I began to have pity on myself because I felt rejected; however, I was reminded of praying this, and took it as an opportunity to embrace it, and be humbled by it. 


O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
From the fear of being calumniated ...
From the fear of being forgotten ...
From the fear of being ridiculed ...
From the fear of being wronged ...
From the fear of being suspected ...

That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
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 I may become as holy as I should. 






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  1. Thanks - that's very comforting!

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  2. That is perfect for me for perhaps a different reason. My biggest failing is probably my pride, my compulsion to be the smartest person around me. Humility is want I really need to grow.

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  3. My daughter gave me this litany about three years ago and I have been praying it daily. And you are so right, it has brought about big changes in my life. I recall the words of Catherine Doherty of Madonna House - "if you want to be humble, first you must be humiliated". I have found that so true.

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