(Accustomed to be said after celebration
of Holy Mass by Merry Cardinal del Val, Secretary of State to
Pope St. Pius X. For private use only)
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 honoured, 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.