Pater Noster Fraternity at 5419 North 114th Street, Omaha, NE 68164 US - A SPECIAL PRAYER
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A SPECIAL PRAYER
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O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Have mercy on me.
From the wish to be esteemed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the wish to be loved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the wish to be honored,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the wish to be praised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the wish to be preferred to others,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the wish to be asked for advice,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the wish to be approved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear to be humiliated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear to be despised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear to be rebuked,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear to be maligned,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear to be forgotten,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear to be ridiculed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear to be treated unfairly,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear to be suspected,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I,
O Jesus, give me the grace of this holy desire.
That others grow in the esteem of the world and I decrease,
O Jesus, give me the grace of this holy desire.
That others entrusted with work and I be put aside,
O Jesus, give me the grace of this holy desire.
That others may be praised and I neglected,
O Jesus, give me the grace of this holy desire.
That others may be preferred to me in all things,
O Jesus, give me the grace of this holy desire.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I too, may become as holy as I can,
O Jesus, give me the grace of this holy desire. Amen.
(Let all those who wish to make spiritual progress put this into, their prayer book for daily recitation.)