Litiany of Humility

O Jesus meek and humble of heart, Have Mercy on me.

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.

That others may be loved more than I,
O Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
O Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That in the opinion of the world, others may increase, and I may decrease,
O Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
O Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I unnoticed,
O Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
O Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I become as holy as I should,
O Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.