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Appendix 2. A Christian Litany of Humility
Leader reads regular type. Group reads italicized type.
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,
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.
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Attributed to Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930), though previous versions were published in 1865 and 1880, one translated from the French. Wikipedia article, "Litany of humility." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litany_of_humility)
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