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…
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 …
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
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…
The Litany of Humility is a spiritual classic written by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930)
Blessings
Very timely post for me as I am helping to care for an elderly neighbor. My prayer is that I put self aside and that I be the hands of Jesus for this woman. It is not an easy thing for me to do.
Elderly caregiving is a challenge, I must admit. Much harder than taking care of a baby. Jesus is beside you as you help out your neighbour.
It is harder than caring for a child. Without Jesus, I would just give up.
When you think you are humble, you’re not.
Love, hugs and blessings … ME
Thank you for the post, Perpetual!