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 to others, 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.
About Litany of Humility Prayer
This prayer, Litany of Humility, was composed by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930), Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See under Pope Saint Pius X. If you observe carefully at each line in this litany, you can see that they are asking for huge humility to that extreme that the world might think we are fools to pray such a prayer and might even call us incompetent. So for each Christian, it takes extreme guts to pray this Litany of Humility prayer. But I am sure you won’t find a better prayer for Humility than this one.
Hi….
Nice to read this Litany. Can you please publish Litany of the sacred eye of Jesus ? I have written specially for Jesus.
Dear Beloved what A beautiful voice of prayer my God the one that I pray to holds you in the palm of his hand he loves those that are humble and comes to those that love him God Bless the author of these prayers and you are very much wanted please continue to pray for us Amen
Wow, thanks for putting this prayer here.