The Litany of Humility is a special prayer of the Church. Praying the Litany of Humility will help you to be delivered from evil and sinful pride. The Litany of Humility prayer, when prayed with a sincere heart, should allow a greater degree of God’s graces to flow in your life.
Litany of Humility PDF
May God Bless us abundantly with the virtue of humility.
Litany of Humility Prayer Meditation PDF
Pray to Your Guardian Angel
I learned from a spiritual warfare expert you can pray to your Guardian Angel to reveal to you what your primary defect is. It is interesting to note, Father also mentioned that in most cases, your primary defect will not be what you might assume it will be!
Pray to your guardian angel to reveal to you your primary defect. Father also humorously mentioned that you will probably get a prompt answer on it as your Guardian Angel has had to watch over you your whole life.
Angels of the Lord, Bless the Lord… Daniel 3:58
Prayers Answered!
I prayed to my Guardian Angel one evening about it. I know the two major defects I confess when I receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Father was right, it turns out my primary defect was not either of them! I was pretty much dumbfounded about it when I woke up. But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense.
As it turns out, this spiritual warfare expert is also an exorcist. Yikes! Here is my opinion about exorcists – they are on point with their ministry because, well, they have to be. I even heard Fr. say he knows he will get taken to the woodshed if he is negligent with his ministry or with his prayer and sacramental life.
Generational Spirits
Should it be any different for us? Evil is rampant everywhere these days it seems.
No one is exempt from spiritual warfare. This same exorcist said that it has been his experience that 99.99% of all families have a generational spirit, and roughly 25% of all people have a diabolic obsession.
Are we on the spiritual menu? Yes we are. We are all in the battle together.
Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in faith, knowing that your fellow believers throughout the world undergo the same sufferings. 1 Peter 5:8-9
The Exalted Get Humbled
Father mentioned there was one instance where he was making a manifested demon pray the Litany of Humility Prayer. As this was going on, Father said he heard a thought or grace somewhere within him say, “Get out of the way.”
Father said he recognized it was Christ! Even the best of us get humbled by God.
Father went on to say “In your own spiritual warfare, you have to get out of the way, let Christ work from you, work on the humility, and then you will be very powerful in relationship to cleaning up the demons in your own life and the lives of your family.”
“Brothers, we should be humble in mind, putting aside all arrogance, pride and foolish anger.” – St. Clement I
Fr. Chad Ripperger, Exorcist
Watch this video in its entirety and you may never look at life the same way again!
Why would an exorcist make a manifested demon pray the Litany of Humility? Why did Jesus humble Father Ripperger in the process of doing that? The conclusion, I think, is we should all be praying to Jesus for the virtue of humility. I know I should!
Litany of Humility Reactions
Do you want to know what happened to me the first time I prayed the Litany of Humility ? There were parts I didn’t agree with, and I struggled to finish the prayer!
As mentioned, it is not just me, and a priest’s homily here gives testimony here to that.
Cardinal Merry del Val, Prayer Author
Litany of Humility Benefits
After praying the Litany of Humility for a while, I noticed I began to make some gradual improvements in my own spiritual life.
- There have been less internal and external conflicts.
- Dealing with everything and everyone has been less stressful.
- There has been more inner peace.
Praying the Litany of Humility should prove be beneficial for us if we are devout to pray it often, maybe once or twice a week. Pray it on Fridays before a blessed crucifix.
Struggles in the Spiritual Warfare
Weeds grow back. I often struggle with pride, vanity, etc. so I decided I had better try to “double-down” with this prayer. I researched what Sacred Scripture has to say about humility. I took some verses and added them to the Litany of Humility Prayer.
A Benedictine priest , God bless him, reviewed it, and he helped me get the selected verses about humility in context with the litany’s prayer petitions.
“These are the sacrifices most pleasing to God: mercy, humility, praise, peace, charity.” – St. Augustine
The Sacred Scripture verses enable you to meditate on the Word of God and pray to God for humility with the litany. It is my hope this blended approach allows us to have a deeply intimate conversation with God, and one that He is pleased with.
Here is the prayer meditation. Aside from the scripture verses, the Litany of Humility is a special prayer for your journey. May God’s peace and the Holy Spirit be with you!
Litany of Humility Prayer Meditation
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. Matthew 11:29
My son, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Sirach 3:17
And we have this confidence in Him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.
Those who fear the Lord prepare their hearts and humble themselves before him. Sirach 2:17
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23:12
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, Jesus.
Put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. James 1:21
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me, Jesus.
He humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:8
From the desire of being honored,
Deliver me, Jesus.
Good and upright is the LORD, therefore he shows sinners the way, He guides the humble in righteousness, and teaches the humble his way. Psalms 25:8-9
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me, Jesus.
Clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for: “God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble.” 1 Peter 5:5
From the desire of being preferred to others,
Deliver me, Jesus.
For humble people you save; haughty eyes you bring low. Psalms 18:28
From the desire of being consulted,
Deliver me, Jesus.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 14:11
From the desire of being approved,
Deliver me, Jesus.
My son, with humility have self-esteem; and give yourself the esteem you deserve. Sirach 10:28
From the fear of being humiliated,
Deliver me, Jesus.
The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. Proverbs 22:4
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me, Jesus.
Live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, Ephesians 4:1-2
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
Deliver me, Jesus.
So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5:6
From the fear of being calumniated,
Deliver me, Jesus.
You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me, Jesus.
Holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever. Daniel 3:87
From the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
The fear of the LORD is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors. Proverbs 15:33
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me, Jesus.
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who have observed his law; Seek justice, seek humility; Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger. Zephaniah 2:3
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me, Jesus.
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, Colossians 3:12
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you. James 4:10
That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find mercy in the sight of God. Sirach 3:18
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, Philippians 2:3
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and discipline; faithfulness and humility are his delight. Sirach 1:27
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Finally, all of you, be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another, compassionate, humble. 1 Peter 3:8
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.
For great is the power of the Lord; by the humble he is glorified. Sirach 3:20
Amen.
“Do not fear, Daniel,” he continued; “from the first day you made up your mind to acquire understanding and humble yourself before God, your prayer was heard.” Daniel 10:12
