Author: Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta
Source: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/litany-of-humility-245
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
— Amen.
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.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
— Amen.