I can see that pride has been such a pernicious sin in my life. In me, it stems from a childish desire for attention that I never grew out of but instead nurtured my entire life. It is a very dangerous emotion that has led me to other serious sins and while seeking adulation for myself, it has brought nothing but taunts, disdain, unhappiness and shame. In addition to physical lust, when I used to look at glamorous females, I often thought what a tribute it would be to me to make a girl of such physical perfection my girlfriend - a testament to my own attractiveness. I put these women on a pedestal and made them false idols. What an incredibly short-sighted folly! I have started this thread in the hope that it will spur me to take some positive steps this lent to addressing my prideful desires and if others have also been ensnared by pride that they too might benefit. If you too would like to work on mastering pride, please join me this lent in saying the "Litany of Humility". It is a very challenging prayer for it makes truly humbling requests of Our Lord. I welcome any additional advice in this quest. The prayer begins: O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me Jesus
Day 2, From the Litany of Humility 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
I will join you on praying it daily, I have just said it today and I will again later to catch up yesterday.
Day 3, From the Litany of Humility 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 extolled, Deliver me Jesus
Day 4, From the Litany of Humility 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 extolled, Deliver me Jesus From the desire of being honored, Deliver me Jesus
Day 5, From the Litany of Humility 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 extolled, Deliver me Jesus From the desire of being honored, Deliver me Jesus From the desire of being praised, Deliver me Jesus
Day 6, From the Litany of Humility 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 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
Day 7, From the Litany of Humility 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 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
Day 8, From the Litany of Humility 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 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
Day 9, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me Jesus
Day 10, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me Jesus From the fear of being despised, Deliver me Jesus
Day 11, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] 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
Day 12, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] 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.
Day 13, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] 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
Day 14, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] 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
Day 15, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] 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
Day 16, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] 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
Day 17, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I wish to memorize this prayer - not a great attribute of mine. It is helpful at this point to recognize the prayer begins with 8 desires to seek deliverance from and what follows next are 8 fears to seek deliverance from] 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 [ and finally 7 desires to pray for] That others may be loved more than I, Jesus grant me the grace to desire it
Day 18, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I am adding a desire to be delivered from here, because it is a specific failing of mine - From the desire to be proven right, 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 [ and finally, 7 desires to pray for] That others may be loved more than I, Jesus grant me the grace to desire it That others may be esteemed for than I, Jesus grant me the grace to desire it
Day 19, From the Litany of Humility 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 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 [ I am adding a desire to be delivered from here, because it is a specific failing of mine - From the desire to be proven right, 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 [ and finally, 7 desires to pray for] That others may be loved more than I, Jesus grant me the grace to desire it That others may be esteemed for 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.
