Post #5714

Litany of Humility . Composed by Cardinal Marry Del Val, the saintly Secretary of State to Pope St. Pius X . O Jesus! Meek and humble of heart, Hear me. . From the desire of being esteemed, . DELIVER ME DEAR 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 . . . . 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, . 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 become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should, . Jesus grant me the grace to desire it.