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
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy, Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear
me.
O Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make
my heart like unto Thine.
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.
Jesus, grant me, the knowledge and
love of my nothingness.
Jesus, grant me, the perpetual
remembrance of my sins.
Jesus, grant me, the awareness of the
persuasion of my stinginess.
Jesus, grant me, the aversion for
all vanity.
Jesus, grant me, the pure intention
to serve God.
Jesus, grant me, the perfect
submission to the will of the Father.
Jesus, grant me, the true spirit of
compunction.
Jesus, grant me, the decided
obedience to my superiors.
Jesus, grant me, the holy hatred of
all envy and jealousy.
Jesus, grant me, the promptness in
the forgiveness of offenses.
Jesus, grant me, the prudence in
being quiet before the business of others.
Jesus, grant me, peace and charity
with and for all.
Jesus, grant me, the ardent desire
for being disdained and for humiliations.
Jesus, grant me, the want to be
treated like Thee and the grace to know how to accept it in a saintly
manner.
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.
O Mary, Queen and Mother of the humble, plead for me.
Saint Joseph, protector and model of the humble, plead for me.
Saint Michael Archangel, who was the first to take down the proud, plead for me.
All the Saints, sanctified by the spirit of humility, plead for me.
Let us pray. Lord Jesus, who being God humbled Thyself unto death by
Thy cross as to be a perennial example that confounds our
pride and self-love, grant us the grace to imitate Thine example so
that, humbling ourselves as we should in keeping with our lowliness on
earth, we may be exalted to enjoy Thee eternally in Heaven. Amen.
May Jesus Christ reign through the Virgin Mary!
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