Opening Prayer: Lord, give me the ability to persist through tedium, to survive without the oxygen of recognition, praise, and stroking, and to do some good things every day which are seen only by You. —Sacred Space: the Prayer Book 2010 by Jesuit Communication Centre
Scripture: Proverbs 11:2
Journal: What good things is humility growing in you right now? How does humility set you free? From what?
Reflection:
oh humility
do your
good work
in me
set me free
from self
and teach me
how to love
Prayer
Closing Prayer:
O Jesus! meek and humble
of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being
esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being
loved, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being
extolled, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being
honored, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being
praised, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being
preferred to others, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being
consulted, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being
approved, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being
humiliated, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being
despised, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of
suffering rebukes, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being
calumniated, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being
forgotten, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being
ridiculed, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being
wronged, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being
suspected, Deliver me, 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 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.
—Litany
of Humility
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