🙏 The Litany of Humility 🙏

 

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 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. Amen.

First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTION

O SACRED HEART OF JESUS, mercifully accept the prayer which I now make to You for help in the moment of my death, when at its approach all my senses shall fail me.

- When, therefore, O kind and merciful Jesus, my weary and downcast eyes can no longer look up to you, be mindful of the loving gaze which I now turn to You, and have mercy on me, a sinner.

- When my parched lips can no longer kiss Your most sacred Wounds, remember that hour those kisses which I now imprint on You, and have mercy on me, a sinner.

- When my cold hands can no longer embrace Your Cross, forget not the affection with which I embrace it now, and have mercy upon me, a sinner.  

- When my swollen and lifeless tongue can no longer speak, remember that I called upon You now, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, to You I commend my soul.

O DIVINE HEART OF JESUS, filled with infinite love, broken by my ingratitude and pierced by my many sins and yet loving You still, accept this Act of Consecration that I make to You of all that I am and all that I have.  Take every faculty of my soul and body, draw me day by day near and nearer to Your Sacred Heart, and there, as I can bear the lesson, teach me Your blessed way.

O MERCIFUL HEART OF JESUS, Incarnate Son of God, Who for our salvation did vouchsafe to be born in a stable, to pass Your life in poverty, trials, and misery, and to die amid the sufferings of the cross, I entreat You, in the hour of my death to say to Your Father in Heaven, "FATHER FORGIVE HIM"; Say to my soul, "THIS DAY, YOU SHALL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE." My God, my God forsake me not in that hour.  "I THIRST"--truly, my God, my soul thirsts after You, Who are the Fountain of living Waters.  My life passes like a shadow; yet a little while and all will be consummated. Wherefore, my adorable Savior, from this moment, and for all eternity, "INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMEND MY SPIRIT."  Lord Jesus, receive my soul.

O MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY, Queen of the Holy Rosary and Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in memory of your Seven Sorrows, intercede for us with your divine Son and beg Him, in honor of His Precious Blood and Sacred Passion and Death upon the cross, to forgive our sins and grant us the grace of a holy and happy death. Amen.

OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE!

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Prayer to Saint Joseph for all the Priests and Religious

" O GLORIOUS SAINT JOSEPH, you were chosen by God to be the foster father of JESUS, the most pure spouse of MARY, ever Virgin, and the head of the Holy Family. You have been chosen by Christ's Vicar as the heavenly Patron and Protector of the Church founded by Christ.

Protect the Sovereign Pontiff and all bishops and priests united with him. Be the protector of all who labour for souls amid the trials and tribulations of this life; and grant that all peoples of the world may be docile to the Church without which there is no salvation.

Dear Saint Joseph, accept the offering I make to you. Be my father, protector, and guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me purity of heart and a love for the spiritual life. After your example, let all my actions be directed to the greater glory of God, in union with the SACRED HEART OF JESUS, the IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, and your own paternal heart. Finally, pray for me that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen. "

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Ash Wednesday :First Day of Lent

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer and fasting. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent. Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed by Western Christians.

Source:Wikipedia

Significance: It is the first day of Lent.

Observances: Holy Mass, Holy Qurbana, Service of worship, Divine Service; Fasting and abstinence; Placing of ashes on the head

Related to: Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras; Shrovetide/Carnival; Lent; Easter; Eastertide




ASH WEDNESDAY 


“ By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; FOR DUST YOU ARE AND TO DUST YOU WILL RETURN. ”

— Genesis 3:19




PRAYER:

ALMIGHTY AND ETERNAL GOD, today marks the beginning of a period of inner reflection and examination. Father, the days stretch before me and invite me inward to that silent, holy space that houses Your Holy Spirit. This special period invites me to examine my life through our Lord Jesus Christ’s eyes and the truth and reality of Your love embodied. Father, give me the grace to enter the atmosphere of these days of lent with anticipation of our meeting. Lord, when I open my heart to Your presence, let Your loving kindness flow over me and seep into the pockets of my soul. I ask this for the sake of Your love. “ CREATE IN ME A PURE HEART, O GOD, AND RENEW A STEADFAST SPIRIT WITHIN ME ” (Psalm 51:10). Amen.




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ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER

✝--ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER --

GOD of goodness and mercy, hear my prayer as I begin this Lenten journey with You. Guide me as I humbly seek to repent and return to Your love. May humility guide my efforts to be reconciled with You and live forever in Your abundant grace.

Transform me this Lent, Heavenly Father. Give me the strength to commit myself to grow closer to You each day. I humbly ask You this, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.