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Posted on 07/01/2010 9:03:55 AM PDT by Mad Dawg

Litany of Humility

Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

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.


Closing Prayer

Dominicus Gabriel Mariae


O most gracious Lord Jesus:
To redeem an undeserving humanity
You gave up everything you had.

In your mercy, grant us the grace
of despising all things but you
and your love

That we may know the joy
you brought to us
through your dolorous Passion
and Death,

Who live and reign in might and bliss
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
One God, in everlasting glory.



TOPICS: Ecumenism; General Discusssion; Moral Issues; Prayer; Worship
KEYWORDS: litanyofhumility; prayer
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To: ArrogantBustard
Isn't that what we do in Confession, anyway?

Well, that's a good question. For me, going to Confession doesn't really feel like "humiliation." (Maybe I'm just not doing it right!) After all, God already knows my sins before I go into the confessional, and I've already told Him that I know I messed up, and Father already has a good idea, and he's not going to tell anyone ... so "externally," as it were, I could go on just as before, and nobody knows.

To me, "humiliation" implies that everyone, or at least people I want to impress, are going to know that I'm not all that plus a real-meat cheezburger after all.

221 posted on 07/08/2010 7:10:38 AM PDT by Tax-chick (We made a proactive decision to postpone the originally scheduled nightlife activities.)
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To: Mad Dawg

Thanks for the ping.

Lord, help me to be humble today. I’ll need it.


222 posted on 07/08/2010 7:22:33 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: GOPJ

Good morning to you!

Is God great or WHAT?


223 posted on 07/08/2010 7:29:21 AM PDT by Mad Dawg ("Be kind to everyone you meet, for every person is fighting a great battle" -- St. Ephraim)
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To: Mad Dawg

God is Great - no “what” about it...


224 posted on 07/08/2010 7:32:31 AM PDT by GOPJ (Bull Conner is a black man - goes by "Eric Holder". Black Panther voter intimidation gets a pass...)
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To: Mad Dawg
What some saints say about humility:

"Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying." ~ St. Vincent de Paul

"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility." ~Saint Augustine

"Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort." ~St. Philippine Duchesne

"No man has understanding if he is not humble, and he who lacks humility is devoid of understanding. No man is humble if he is not peaceful, and he who is not peaceful is not humble. And no man is peaceful without rejoicing. In all the paths upon which men journey in this world they will find no peace, until they draw nigh to hope in God." ~ St. Isaac the Syrian

"Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements."  ~ St. John Climacus

"If pride turned some of the angels into demons, then humility can doubtless make angels out of demons. So take heart, all you sinners."  
~ St. John Climacus

I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, "What can get through from such snares?" Then I heard a voice saying to me, "Humility."  ~St. Anthony the Great

225 posted on 07/08/2010 7:37:01 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Mad Dawg
And a prayer:

Suscipe

 

St. Ignatius Loyola, who established the Jesuit order, wrote the Suscipe prayer during the sixteenth century. Second Exodus recommends that every Catholic take the entire Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, an extremely powerful thirty day retreat that each person can take either at home or at a monastery retreat house. But we can begin our journey with the Suscipe prayer which begins each day of the thirty day retreat by offering ourselves, whole and entire, to Christ our king.

Glory to God in the highest!

In Latin

In English

Suscipe, Domine, universam meam libertatem. Accipe memoriam, intellectum, atque voluntatem omnem. Quidquid habeo vel possideo mihi largitus es; id tibi totum restituo, ac tuae prorsus voluntati trado gubernandum. Amorem tui solum cum gratia tua mihi dones, et dives sum satis, hec aliud quidquam ultra posco.

Receive, O Lord, all my liberty. Take my memory, my understanding, and my entire will. Whatsoever I have or possess Thou hast bestowed upon me; I give it all back to Thee and surrender it wholly to be governed by Thy Will. Give me love for Thee alone along with Thy grace, and I am rich enough and ask for nothing more.


226 posted on 07/08/2010 7:38:13 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

THANKS! Excellent!


227 posted on 07/08/2010 7:39:21 AM PDT by Mad Dawg ("Be kind to everyone you meet, for every person is fighting a great battle" -- St. Ephraim)
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To: Salvation

This is good! But oh drat, I’ll have to shorten it to get it into the tagline:


228 posted on 07/08/2010 7:57:31 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Pride turned angels to demons; humility makes angels out of demons. So take heart, all you sinners!)
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To: Mad Dawg

I got a big smack of humility myself yesterday.

I guess I asked for it. Thanks for the reminder and you’re in my prayers.


229 posted on 07/08/2010 7:59:35 AM PDT by netmilsmom (I am inyenzi on the Religion Forum)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

You did a great job, nevertheless. The message is there. It IS a good one.


230 posted on 07/08/2010 8:01:16 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Tax-chick
I’ll bet Michelle Duggar can always find her kids’ shoes ...

I bet Michelle Duggar makes her kids' shoes.....

231 posted on 07/08/2010 9:13:40 AM PDT by mockingbyrd (Remember in November.)
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To: mockingbyrd

Heh!


232 posted on 07/08/2010 11:38:33 AM PDT by Tax-chick (We made a proactive decision to postpone the originally scheduled nightlife activities.)
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To: Tax-chick; Mad Dawg

Where is our Mad Dawg this morning? Is the some-ena over? Are we finished?


233 posted on 07/09/2010 6:46:51 AM PDT by Judith Anne (Holy Mary, Mother of God, please pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.)
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To: boatbums; mockingbyrd; Amos the Prophet; Natural Law; Tax-chick; trisham; Salvation; ...
This is your, “Guess what, my new blood pressure drug causes insomnia,” 10:00 AM, “morning already?” call.

God is telling me that I am going to have to reduce my cholesterol and BP by abstemious living instead of with meds.
yeah, like that's gonna happen. Still with God, even self-indulgence can be amended ...

So, is long life better than bacon? You decide.

Anyway as I, with Norvasc headache and fatigue, greet you, I tearfully, no really, thank God for my brothers and sisters and for the opportunity to pray with you.

May we all, being drawn closer to Him and His awful humility, be drawn closer to one another and be gladdened by God's gifts to each other.

And thank YOU, from the bottom of my evidently sclerotic and overworked heart.

234 posted on 07/09/2010 7:20:27 AM PDT by Mad Dawg ("I tried being reasonable. I didn't like it." -- Dirty Harry)
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To: Mad Dawg
So, is long life better than bacon? You decide.

Oh, man, that's a rough choice. ;)

Okay, time to ask for humility.

235 posted on 07/09/2010 7:23:22 AM PDT by Desdemona (VIVA ESPANA!)
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To: Mad Dawg
So, is long life better than bacon?

Bacon gives me heartburn ...

236 posted on 07/09/2010 7:27:27 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Salvation
Mad Dawg postscript:

because, unless you take me, Lord, I shall be utter worthless, a misery to myself and to others, and capable of no good thing.

237 posted on 07/09/2010 7:31:15 AM PDT by Mad Dawg ("I tried being reasonable. I didn't like it." -- Dirty Harry)
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To: Mad Dawg

Good for you, getting on the medications. I pray you live a long and blessed life.

And happy Friday!

Will we continue this? Just askin.


238 posted on 07/09/2010 7:34:00 AM PDT by Judith Anne (Holy Mary, Mother of God, please pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.)
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To: Mad Dawg

Let me rephrase that:

I’m going to continue this, nine days is not long enough.


239 posted on 07/09/2010 7:43:51 AM PDT by Judith Anne (Holy Mary, Mother of God, please pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.)
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To: Mad Dawg

Praying for your health too.

Faith believes, hope prays, and charity begs in order to give to otherc.
Humility of the heart forms the prayer, confidence speaks it, and
perseverance triumphs over God Himself. -St. Peter Julian Eymard


240 posted on 07/09/2010 7:45:22 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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