When I read this litany, I realize quite clearly how much I am the opposite of a humble person... It's a very powerful prayer. Here is an ideal which we should all strive for.
O Jesus! meek and
humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of
being esteemed, deliver me, 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 to others...
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...
That, in the
opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease...
That others may be
chosen and I set aside...
That others may be
praised and I unnoticed...
That others may be
preferred to me in everything...
That others may
become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…
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