# Prayers for Humility A) O Lord of glory, O God of infinite sanctity, who am I that Thou shouldst deign to come to me! “The heavens are not pure in Thy sight,” and wilt Thou dwell in my heart? “Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof.” The consciousness of my unworthiness would prompt me to exclaim, “Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner,” but Thy pressing invitation to approach Thy Holy Table encourages me and dispels all my fears. “Here I am, for Thou didst call me.” Come, then, O Jesus, take possession of a heart that wishes to belong to Thee. “Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit wíthin me.” “Have mercy on me, O God, and according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies, blot out my iniquity.” “Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; say but the word, and my soul shall be healed.” B) He comes to Me Who is the Judge of the living and the dead. Before Him the pillars of heaven tremble, and the pure angels vei1 their faces with their wings. Whither shall I flee from His face? Two places are safe for me - the depths of my misery and the heart of my Judge. In them will I hide myself. O my God, I detest all the sins of my whole life because they displease Thee, and especially I am sorry for those which I have committed against the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, by my irreverence and the little profit I have drawn from so many communions, by my negligence in guarding my senses, particularly my tongue, which has been so often consecrated by Thy divine presence. My Lord and my God, what confusion I feel at beholding myself so unworthy to approach Thy Holy Table. Suffer me, dear Jesus, to seek the remedy for my evils in the wound of Thy Sacred Heart. Let Thy Sacred Heart be to me as the burning coal which purified the lips of Isaiah; place it, all inflamed with charity, I beseech Thee, dear Lord, on my heart, my tongue, my senses, and all the powers of my soul, so that it may burn and annihilate all that is displeasing to Thee. Jesus, Jesus, be to me Jesus, and save me. Remember Thou hast said, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost". They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are sick. I am not come to call the just, but sinners. Dear Lord, I am sick, I am sinful as Thou knowest; come to me and say, I am thy Salvation. Grant me, O Lord, the grace of beginning a new, a fervent life, and deign to give me in this Holy Sacrament the pledge of eternal life promised to those who receive Thee worthily. Amen. C) O Heart most pure of the Blessed Virgin Mary, obtain for me from Jesus a pure and humble heart. D) O God, who resisteth the proud, and givest grace to the humble: grant us the virtue of true humility, whereof Thine Only Begotten Son showed in Himself a pattern for Thy faithful; that we may never by our pride provoke Thine anger, but rather by our meekness receive the riches of Thy grace. E) O loving and gracious Infant Jesus, how full of love for us poor mortals is Thy divine heart! The fire of Thy love is burning day and night, emitting sparks of grace in the shape of countless benefits, showered on all men, even the greatest sinners. In order to comprehend the greatness of Thy little heart, one would have to possess the love and wisdom of Thy dear Mother, of St. Joseph, or of Thy most devoted worshiper Father Cyril. How cold is my heart toward Thee; filled as it is with temporal and earthly concerns and the greatest self-love, there is no room left for a heroic love of God and my neighbor. What a miserable and wretched being I am! Thou, infinite majesty itself, most holy and most perfect, art most humble of heart; I, all wretchedness and sin, am proud and conceited, and therefore also without peace of heart. Thou shouldst verily turn away Thy beautiful countenance from me, because I possess so little virtue. And yet I consider myself better than others, and even venture to criticize and belittle them! I know my own misery, and still I expect to be esteemed and praised, and even preferred to others! The least humiliation and neglect on the part of others pains me, and Thou art so humble, so forbearing, and so patient with the children of men! Divine Heart of my most loving Jesus infuse into me true humility and a right knowledge of myself, so that I may deserve to find one day favor in Thy sight. Give me grace to be humble and simple like a child, if I wish to go to the Father. Amen. (Composed by St. Thérèse, the Little Flower) --- Source: Ripperger, Chad. *Deliverance Prayers for Use by the Laity*. Sensus Traditionis Press, 2018. [sensustraditionis.org](https://sensustraditionis.org) <!-- prayer-nav --> --- ← [[prayer-for-humility-to-infant-jesus|Prayer for Humility to Infant Jesus]] | [[deliverance-prayers|🛡️ Prayers for Inner Healing and Deliverance]] | [[prayer-for-inner-healing-intercessory|Prayer for Inner Healing Intercession]] →