litany of humility

which His Eminence, Cardinal Merry del Val, was accustomed to recite after the celebration of the Holy Mass.

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 become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should.