Litaniæ Humilitatis | The Litany of Humility in Latin | Christus Dominus Studios

🕯️ Litaniæ Humilitatis | The Litany of Humility in Latin
This is not an easy prayer.

It’s not a prayer for comfort, praise, or recognition. It’s not a prayer to be seen, heard, or honored.

This is the Litaniæ Humilitatis (the Litany of Humility) and it’s a prayer to disappear.

✝️ Quid est Litaniæ Humilitatis?
The Litany of Humility is a powerful Catholic devotion attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, Secretary of State under Pope St. Pius X.
In this Latin version, we return to the language of sacred tradition, echoing the whispered prayers of saints and religious who longed to become nothing so that Christ could become everything.

Each line asks for deliverance from ego, from self-protection, from the craving to be known.
It invites us to lay down our pride, to step aside, and to let Christ take the center.

🕊️ About This Prayer
This version is set to reverent, cinematic music that allows each line to breathe. The Latin is sung in a spirit of stillness and surrender.

You can:
* Listen with eyes closed in prayer
* Follow along silently
* Or speak the words aloud allowing them to break, challenge, and heal you

🕯️ When to Pray This
Pray this litany when:
* You feel unseen or overlooked
* You struggle with pride, ambition, or bitterness
* You are seeking purification of soul
* You want to imitate Christ more perfectly who emptied Himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a Cross

📜 Litaniæ Humilitatis | Latin with English Translation
Latin with English Translation

Intro
Domine Iesu, mitis et humilis corde
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart
Exaudi me
Hear me

Section 1
Ab desiderio honorari
From the desire of being esteemed
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

Ab desiderio amari
From the desire of being loved
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

Ab desiderio laudari
From the desire of being extolled
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

Ab desiderio praeferiri
From the desire of being preferred
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

Ab desiderio consuli
From the desire of being consulted
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

Ab desiderio approbari
From the desire of being approved
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

Ab desiderio commendari
From the desire of being commended
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

Section 2
A timore despici
From the fear of being despised
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

A timore contemni
From the fear of being forgotten
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

A timore reprehendi
From the fear of being rebuked
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

A timore oblivisci
From the fear of being overlooked
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

A timore derideri
From the fear of being ridiculed
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

A timore irrepugnari
From the fear of being wronged
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

A timore calumniari
From the fear of being calumniated
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

A timore suspicari
From the fear of being suspected
Libera me, Iesu
Deliver me, Jesus

Section 3
Ut alii amplius amentur quam ego
That others may be loved more than I
Iesu, da mihi gratiam desiderandi
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it

Ut alii magis honorentur quam ego
That others may be esteemed more than I
Iesu, da mihi gratiam desiderandi
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it

Ut alii crescent, et ego minuar
That others may increase and I may decrease
Iesu, da mihi gratiam desiderandi
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it

Ut alii eligantur, et ego relinquar
That others may be chosen and I set aside
Iesu, da mihi gratiam desiderandi
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it

Ut alii laudentur, et ego negligar
That others may be praised and I unnoticed
Iesu, da mihi gratiam desiderandi
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it

Ut alii praeferantur mihi in omnibus
That others may be preferred to me in everything
Iesu, da mihi gratiam desiderandi
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it

Ut alii sanctiores me fiant, dummodo ego sanctus fiam, quantum possum
That others may become holier than I, provided I may become as holy as I should
Iesu, da mihi gratiam desiderandi
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it

Outro
Amen
Amen

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