Litany of Humility Prayers

                     Litany of Humility Prayers

It is by humility that the Lord allows Himself to be conquered, so that He will do all we ask of Him (Saint Teresa of Avila).
“Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues. Hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist, there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance,” said Saint Augustine (White Lily of the Trinity, 2009).
My brothers and sisters, without humility all is lost. We need to be humble at all times, especially when we pray to our Father in Heaven. 
“Let us ask the Lord with tears, that according to His will, so He would show his mercy to us: that as our heart is troubled by their pride, so also we may glorify in our humility” (Jdt 8:17).
My brothers and sisters, Saint Vincent the Paul said, “The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it” (White Lily of the Trinity, 2009).
As Blessed Teresa of Calcutta said, “Humility is the mother of all virtues; the virtues of purity, charity, and obedience. It is in being humble that our love becomes real, devoted, and ardent” (Filz, 2015). 
“Humility is to the various virtues what the chain is in a rosary,” said Saint John Vianney. “Take away the chain and the beads are scattered. Remove humility and all virtues vanish” (Catholic Tradition, n. d.).
Saint John Chrysostom said, “Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue” (Healing Philosophy, 2008).
My brothers and sisters, humility is the glue that bonds all virtues. Do you know what is the root of all evil? Pride! When we start to think of our own importance, that is when we let our pride take hold of us and we let the root of evil into ourselves. 
Saint Vincent De Paul also said, “We must ask God to give us power to fight against the sin of pride, which is our greatest enemy – the root of all that is evil and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud” (Catholic Bible 101, 2016). 
As Saint Pio said, “We must always humble ourselves lovingly before God and before men, because God speaks only to those who are truly humble and He enriches them with His gifts” (Padre Pio Devotions, 2016). 
“Where pride is, there also shall be reproach; but where humility is, there also is wisdom” (Pr 11:2).
Saint John of the Cross said, “To be taken with love for a soul, God does not look on its greatness, but the greatness of its humility” (White Lily of the Trinity, 2009).
We need to pray for the grace of humility and we need to say this prayer often: Jesus, so humble of heart, make our hearts like unto yours. 
Saint Francis of Assisi said, “Every day, Jesus humbles himself just as He did when He came from His heavenly throne into the Virgin’s womb. Every day, He comes to us and lets us see Him in abjection, when He descends from the bosom of the Father into the hands of the priest at the altar” (Spoolstra, n. d.). 
Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, related the following to Saint Faustina, “The soul’s true greatness is in loving God and in humbling oneself in His presence, completely forgetting oneself and believing oneself to be nothing; because the Lord is great, but He is well pleased only with the humble. He always opposes the proud” (Kowalska, 2005).
 “No man can attain to the knowledge of God, but by humility. The way to mount high is to descend,” said Blessed Giles of Assisi (Warner, n. d.).
“Don’t permit your misery or defeats to depress you. Rather, let them be steps by which you descend the deep mine where we find the precious gem of holy humility,” said Saint Paola Frassinetti (Rose, 2015).  
“It was pride that changed angels into devils. It is humility that makes men as angels,” said Saint Augustine (White Lily of the Trinity, 2009).
Saint José Maria Escriva (1963) said, “Humbly acknowledge your weaknesses. Then you can say with the Apostle: ‘For when I am weak, then I am strong.’” 

Join us in praying the Litany of Humility everyday!

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.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I love you, save souls and take care of everything especially our intentions and the whole world joins us.
Amen