Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer for Humility
A short traditional prayer asking Jesus for the humility He granted so abundantly to Saint John Vianney.
Source: The Life of Saint John Vianney, the Cure of Ars, with a Novena and Litany (1911), Anonymous; published by Joseph Schaefer.
O sweet and humble Jesus, give me also the precious virtue of humility, which Thou didst give so abundantly to Thy servant Vianney, so that I also may be pleasing in Thy sight and pleasing before man.
No virtue is so attractive as humility. Thou, O Lord, exaltest the humble. To be great in Thy sight and approved by Thee is the object of my desire.
About this prayer
Prayer source
The Life of Saint John Vianney, the Cure of Ars, with a Novena and Litany (1911), Anonymous; published by Joseph Schaefer.
About our prayer sources- What it is
- A short traditional prayer asking Jesus for the humility He granted so abundantly to Saint John Vianney.
- Prayer intention
- Humility in imitation of Jesus and St. John Vianney.
- When to pray
- It may be prayed at any time.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- The Life of Saint John Vianney, the Cure of Ars, with a Novena and Litany (1911), Anonymous; published by Joseph Schaefer. View the historical source. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer for Humility
Source: The Life of Saint John Vianney, the Cure of Ars, with a Novena and Litany (1911), Anonymous; published by Joseph Schaefer.
O sweet and humble Jesus, give me also the precious virtue of humility, which Thou didst give so abundantly to Thy servant Vianney, so that I also may be pleasing in Thy sight and pleasing before man.
No virtue is so attractive as humility. Thou, O Lord, exaltest the humble. To be great in Thy sight and approved by Thee is the object of my desire.