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Litany of Humility
Holy Cross Day 2004
Litany of Humility |
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O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, |
Hear me. |
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From the desire of being esteemed, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the desire of being loved, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the desire of being extolled, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the desire of being honored, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the desire of being praised, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the desire of being preferred, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the desire of being consulted, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the desire of being approved, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the fear of being humiliated, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the fear of being despised, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the fear of suffering rebukes, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the fear of being calumniated, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the fear of being forgotten, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the fear of being ridiculed, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the fear of being wronged, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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From the fear of being suspected, |
Deliver me, Jesus. |
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That others may be loved more than I, |
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. |
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That others may be esteemed more than I, |
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. |
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That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease, |
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. |
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That others may be chosen and I set aside, |
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. |
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That others may be praised and I unnoticed, |
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. |
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That others may be preferred to me in everything, |
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. |
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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. |
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Attributed to Raffaele Merry Cardinal del Val y Zulueta. |
Lane Core Jr. CIW P Tue. 09/14/04 07:17:21 AM
Categorized as Religious.
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