Litany of Humility

Litany of Humility

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart,  

Hear me.

From the desire of being esteemed,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, 

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, 

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being honored,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, 

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being approved,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, 

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, 

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,  

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,  

Deliver me, 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 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.

 

Servant of God Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val,
Secretary of State to St. Pius X

Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the Suffering: You Can Do the Most!

In Minneapolis, a woman in a wheelchair, suffering continuous convulsions from cerebral palsy asked me what people like her could do for others. I told her: You can do the most. You can do more than any of us because your suffering is united with the suffering of Christ on the Cross and it brings strength to all of us. There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through this continual sharing, praying together,

suffering together and working together.

- Mother Teresa of Calcutta

St. John Chrysostom: Thankful Suffering Repels Satan

You say you cannot be silent when stung by pain. I would not have you silent. I would wish you to give thanks. It is this which repels Satan and brings you help from God. 

 - St. John Chrysostom

St. Louis de Montfort: Pray With Confidence!

Pray with great confidence, with confidence
based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God
and upon the promises of Jesus Christ.
God is a spring of living water
which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray.

St. Louis de Montfort

 

St. Therese: Just These Two Things

Jesus does not ask for great achievements: only surrender and gratitude.

~St. Therese of Lisieux

St. Rose of Lima: No Other Way!

Apart from the cross
there is no other ladder by which
we may get to heaven.

St. Rose of Lima

 

 

Pergolesi - Stabat Mater (with Philippe Jaroussky and Emöke Barath)

St. John Paul the Great: Jesus and the Sick

Jesus did not only treat and heal the sick, but he was also a tireless promoter of health through his saving presence, teaching and action. His love for man was expressed in relationships full of humanity, which led him to understand, to show compassion and bring comfort, harmoniously combining tenderness and strength. He was moved by the beauty of nature, he was sensitive to human suffering, he fought evil and injustice. He faced the negative aspects of this experience courageously and, fully aware of the implications, communicated the certainty of a new world. In him, the human condition showed its face redeemed and the deepest human aspirations found fulfillment.

He wants to communicate this harmonious fullness of life to people today. His saving action not only aims to meet the needs of human people, victims of their own limits and errors, but to sustain their efforts for total self-fulfillment. He opens the prospect of divine life to man: “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (Jn 10:10).

Called to continue Jesus’ mission, the Church must seek to promote a full and ordered life for everyone.

- St. John Paul the Great

World Day of the Sick 2000