The Prayer
English
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.
Latin
O Iesu, mitis et humilis corde, Exaudi me.
A desiderio aestimari, Libera me, Iesu.
A desiderio amari, Libera me, Iesu.
A desiderio laudari, Libera me, Iesu.
A desiderio honorari, Libera me, Iesu.
A desiderio celebrari, Libera me, Iesu.
A desiderio praeferri aliis, Libera me, Iesu.
A desiderio consuli, Libera me, Iesu.
A desiderio approbari, Libera me, Iesu.
A timore humiliari, Libera me, Iesu.
A timore contemni, Libera me, Iesu.
A timore reprehensionis patiendae, Libera me, Iesu.
A timore calumniari, Libera me, Iesu.
A timore oblivioni dari, Libera me, Iesu.
A timore derideri, Libera me, Iesu.
A timore iniuriae accipiendae, Libera me, Iesu.
A timore suspectum fieri, Libera me, Iesu.
Ut alii plus quam ego amentur, Iesu, da mihi gratiam ut id desiderem.
Ut alii plus quam ego aestimentur, Iesu, da mihi gratiam ut id desiderem.
Ut, iudicio mundi, alii crescant et ego minuar, Iesu, da mihi gratiam ut id desiderem.
Ut alii eligantur et ego reiciar, Iesu, da mihi gratiam ut id desiderem.
Ut alii laudentur et ego ignoretur, Iesu, da mihi gratiam ut id desiderem.
Ut alii mihi in omnibus praeferantur, Iesu, da mihi gratiam ut id desiderem.
Ut alii sanctiores fiant quam ego, dummodo ego fiat tam sanctus quam debeo, Iesu, da mihi gratiam ut id desiderem.