Prayer for Acquiring Humility
O Jesus!
When You were a Pilgrim on earth, You said: “Learn of Me for I am gentle
and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls.” O Mighty Monarch of Heaven, yes, my souls
finds rest in seeing You, clothed in the form and nature of a slave, humbling
Yourself to wash the feet of Your apostles.
I recall Your words that teach me how to practice humility: “I have
given you an example so that you may do what I have done. The disciple is not greater than the Master…
If you understand this, happy are you if you put them into practice.” Lord, I do understand these words that came
from Your gentle and humble heart and I want to practice them with the help of
Your grace. …I beg You, my Divine Jesus, to send me a humiliation whenever I
try to set myself above others. I know, O my God, that You humble the proud
soul but to the one who humbles one’s self You give an eternity of glory. So I want to put myself in the last rank and
to share Your humiliations so as “to have a share with You” in the kingdom of
Heaven. But, You know my weakness, Lord.
Every morning I make a resolution to practice humility and in the
evening I recognize that I have committed again many faults of pride. At this I am tempted to become discouraged
but I know that discouragement is also pride.
Therefore, O my God, I want to base my hope in You alone. Since You can do everything, deign to bring
to birth in my soul the virtue I desire.
To obtain this grace of Your infinite mercy I will very often repeat: “O
Jesus, gentle and humble of heart, make my heart like Yours!”
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