Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer for Humility
A short traditional prayer asking Jesus for the humility He granted so abundantly to Saint John Vianney.
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Prayer source
The Life of Saint John Vianney, the Cure of Ars, with a Novena and Litany (1911), Anonymous; published by Joseph Schaefer.
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- Pray this traditional Catholic Prayer for Humility from a 1911 novena in honor of Saint John Vianney, published with ecclesiastical approval.
- Often prayed for
- humility, pride, st john vianney, and spiritual combat
- When to pray
- This prayer may be used at any time.
- Languages
- English
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.
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.
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