# Litany of Humility 🌱
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.***
***Amen***
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Source: Ripperger, Chad. *Deliverance Prayers for Use by the Laity*. Sensus Traditionis Press, 2018. [sensustraditionis.org](https://sensustraditionis.org)
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