The Litany of Humility

O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
_____Hear 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,
_____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.

Amen.