LITANY OF HUMILITY

O Jesus, meek and humble of heart!  Give ear to my prayer
From the desire to be esteemed,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire to be loved,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire to be exalted,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire to be honoured,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire to be praised,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire to be preferred to others,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire to be consulted,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire to be 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 being rebuffed,  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 made fun of,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being offended,  Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being the object of suspicion,  Deliver me, O Jesus.

That others be more loved than me,  Jesus grant me the grace to desire it.
That others be esteemed more than me,  Jesus grant me the grace to desire it.
That others might grow in the opinion of the world and myself diminish,  Jesus grant me the grace to desire it.
That others might be chosen and myself put aside,  Jesus grant me the grace to desire it.
That others might be praised and myself neglected,  Jesus grant me the grace to desire it.
That others might be preferred to me in all things,  Jesus grant me the grace to desire it.
That others might become more holy than me, insomuchas I become as holy as I can,  Jesus grant me the grace to desire it.

Amen.