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

St. Francis of Assisi: Our Father

OUR FATHER,

Most Holy, our Creator and Redeemer, our Savior and our Comforter.

WHO ART IN HEAVEN:

Together with the angels and saints, giving them light so that they may have knowledge of you, because you, Lord, are Light; inflaming them so that they may love, because you, Lord, are Love: living continually in them and filling them so that they may be happy, because you, Lord, are the supreme good, the eternal good, and it is from you that all good comes, and without you there is no good.

HALLOWED BE THY NAME.

May our knowledge of you become ever clearer, so that we may realize the width and breadth of your blessings, the steadfastness of your promises, the sublimity of your majesty and the depth of your judgments.

THY KINGDOM COME,

So that you may reign in us by your grace and bring us to your Kingdom, where we will see you clearly, love you perfectly, be blessed in your presence, and enjoy you forever.

THY WILL BE DONE IN EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN:

So that we may love you with our whole heart by always thinking of you; directing our whole intention with our whole mind towards you and seeking your glory in everything; spending all our powers and affections of soul and body with all our strength in the service of your love alone. May we also love our neighbors as ourselves, encouraging them to love you as best we can, rejoicing at the good fortune of others, just as if it were our own, and sympathizing with their misfortunes, giving offense to no one.

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD,

Your own beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, so to remind us of the love he showed for us and to help us to understand and appreciate it and everything he did or said or suffered.

AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES,

In your infinite mercy, and by the power of the Passion of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, together with the merits and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all your saints.

AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US,

And if we do not forgive perfectly, Lord, make us do so, so that we may indeed love our enemies out of love for you, and pray fervently to you for them, never returning evil for evil, anxious only to serve everybody in you.

AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION.

Neither hidden or obvious, sudden or unforeseen.

BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL --

Present, past or to come.

Amen. 

~St. Francis of Assisi