Litany of Humility
SYMBOLS
[℣] Leader [℟] Response [Ⱥ] All together
SIGN OF THE CROSS
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
- [℣] Lord Jesus. Meek and humble of heart, [℟] Hear me.
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[℟] = Deliver me, Jesus.
- [℣] From the desire of being esteemed, [℟]
- [℣] 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, [℟]
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[℟] = Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
- [℣] 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 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, [℟]
[℣] Let us pray:
[Ⱥ] God, I am far too often influenced by what others think of me. I am always pretending to be either richer, smarter, or nicer than I really am. Please prevent me from trying to attract attention. Don’t let me gloat over praise on one hand or be discouraged by criticism on the other. Nor let me waste time weaving imaginary situations in which the most heroic, charming, witty person present is myself. Show me how to be humble of heart, like you. Amen.
[℣] May the divine assistance remain always with us, [℟] and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
SIGN OF THE CROSS
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.