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Litany of Humility // Oração da Humildade

Verdadeira humildade não é pensar menos de você mesmo, mas pensar menos em você mesmo. C.S. Lewis


For the first time, I heard this prayer. And it made me think about it. I stopped to think about myself. My desires, my fears, and what things I am asking for instead. Some of us like to think that we are humble, but are we really humble? What are our reactions when certain situations arise? Why do we do things that we do and how do we do them? I am talking about speeches, reactions, and emotions. Are we just protecting ourselves or there is something else? 


I finished today the book of Exodus. And it always amazes me how God loves the beauty, the details, the perfection. And he expects nothing less from us. Of course, He knows that we can’t deliver perfection to Him, but He knows our hearts. He knows better than we do. We do things without even realizing why we do things the way we do. He searches our hearts and finds traces of pride, prejudice, hate, hypocrisy, and fear. He also sees the love, the compassion, the humility. We can’t hide anything from Him. We can hide a lot from ourselves. Our brains are experts in blocking and hiding things from ourselves. It takes time and perseverance to find inside of us what things we do and we don’t realize why we do them. And more courage to ask for forgiveness and strength to change.

 

So, this prayer kind of helps us to see or at least to think about what we don’t usually think about.

 

Litany of Humility

 

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.


Author: Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta

Pela primeira vez ouvi esta oração. E isso me fez pensar sobre isso. Parei para pensar em mim. Meus desejos, meus medos e as coisas que estou pedindo. Alguns de nós gostamos de pensar que somos humildes, mas será que somos realmente humildes? Quais são as nossas reações quando surgem determinadas situações? Por que fazemos as coisas que fazemos e como as fazemos? Estou falando de discursos, reações e emoções. Estamos apenas nos protegendo ou há algo mais?


Terminei hoje o livro do Êxodo. E sempre me surpreende como Deus ama a beleza, os detalhes, a perfeição. E ele não espera nada menos de nós. É claro que Ele sabe que não podemos entregar-lhe a perfeição, mas Ele conhece os nossos corações. Ele sabe melhor do que nós. Fazemos coisas sem nem perceber por que fazemos as coisas do jeito que fazemos. Ele sonda nossos corações e encontra vestígios de orgulho, preconceito, ódio, hipocrisia e medo. Ele também vê o amor, a compaixão, a humildade. Não podemos esconder nada Dele. Podemos esconder muito de nós mesmos. Nossos cérebros são especialistas em bloquear e esconder coisas de nós mesmos. É preciso tempo e perseverança para descobrir dentro de nós as coisas que fazemos e não percebemos por que as fazemos. E mais coragem para pedir perdão e força para mudar.

 

Então, essa oração meio que nos ajuda a ver ou pelo menos a pensar sobre aquilo que normalmente não pensamos.

 

Oração da Humildade

 

Ó Jesus, manso e humilde de coração,

 

Me ouça.

 

Do desejo de ser estimado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do desejo de ser amado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do desejo de ser exaltado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do desejo de ser homenageado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do desejo de ser elogiado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do desejo de ser preferido aos outros,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do desejo de ser consultado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do desejo de ser aprovado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do medo de ser humilhado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do medo de ser desprezado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do medo de sofrer repreensões,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do medo de ser caluniado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do medo de ser esquecido,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do medo de ser ridicularizado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do medo de ser injustiçado,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Do medo de ser suspeito,

 

Livra-me, ó Jesus.

 

Para que outros possam ser amados mais do que eu,

 

Jesus, concede-me a graça de desejá-lo.

 

Para que os outros sejam mais estimados do que eu,

 

Jesus, concede-me a graça de desejá-lo.

 

Que, na opinião do mundo, outros possam aumentar e eu possa diminuir,

 

Jesus, concede-me a graça de desejá-lo.

 

Que outros possam ser escolhidos e eu deixado de lado,

 

Jesus, concede-me a graça de desejá-lo.

 

Para que outros sejam elogiados e eu passe despercebido,

 

Jesus, concede-me a graça de desejá-lo.

 

Para que outros possam ser preferidos a mim em tudo,

 

Jesus, concede-me a graça de desejá-lo.

 

Para que outros possam tornar-se mais santos do que eu, desde que eu possa tornar-me tão santo quanto deveria,

 

Jesus, concede-me a graça de desejá-lo.


autor: Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta





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