How to Pray the Litany of Humility
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- We've all heard of the nearly infamous prayer, the Litany of Humility, before. But is there a danger in praying this litany with the wrong intentions?
Today, Fr. Mark-Mary shares some ways of discerning and approaching a desire to grow in humility and overcome pride with a lasting sense of being loved by God as you are.
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I prayed to God for humility since I know pride is my weakness and the next day I was given a raise and made boss of a lot of people. I don't think it's a coincidence since God delights in paradoxes and ways to make us apply his teachings. I've definitely prayed more for humility since I feel like I need God's support more than before. I share this just in case people are afraid to pray the litany, God has wonderful ways of working.
Prayers for all souls living, deceased, suffering souls, lost & forgotten souls and all souls suffering in purgatory. Amen
Leviticus 17 KJV 🩸
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Romans 5 KJV ✝️🩸
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
1 John 5 KJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Amen
Lord teach me to be humble like you.
Jesus meek and humble of heart, touch my heart and make me like you
Praying the litany has helped me a lot. The way I understand the prayer about asking for deliverance from the desire to be loved is I don’t want to desire it to the point of excessive obsession over it. I remember in my younger days wanting a relationship with a man so badly that it led me down some very wrong paths. If our desire to be loved is excessive, it can lead you down the wrong road. But a balanced desire to be loved and to be in a God-sent relationship is very healthy and not how I understand this line of the litany. I think along the lines of excess and balance.
I recently began praying the Litany of Humility. A few observations: 1) This prayer is a gut-punch! Seriously. “From the desire of being loved, deliver me, Jesus,” wow. 2) This prayer is revelatory. There are things in my life that I’d never imagined were manifestations of pride that I’m now asking Jesus to work out of me. Pride has to be one of the most insidious sins! I’m thankful that this prayer has brought my consciousness to these problems in my life, so I might be a better servant to Him, servant to my family, and servant to humanity. 3) This prayer not only will punch you in the gut, but it will get you attacked. Since pride is original sin, the devil has every motive in the world to keep you wallowing in it. Once you begin to pray this prayer in earnest and work on the things the Lord points out through it, the devil will set up all kinds of obstacles to cause you to trip in your efforts. Do not give in! Double-down! The work Jesus is doing in you is WORTH the work! Glory to God!
I came across the litany of humility recently.. it’s changing my life. Thank you father for rightly taking us through this .
Thank you for the explanation. I pray the Litany of Humility almost daily. It has helped me see things clearer. Like my behavior in certain situations . The lengths I will go through for love.
"This hurts and Jesus gets it." That is the point!!! Thank you and God bless!
It has surfaced that I'm a very proud person n so I ended up finding the prayer and prayed it... not gonna lie, it really stings because I wanna be loved. I wanna b recognized. I wanna be seen. So I'm so thankful for the breakdown of this padre because what he warns against is exactly what I would have done: build a layer or wall around my heart in the name of humility... so thank u padre. The journey continues with my heart wide open in Christ.
Lord, I praise and thank you for the gift of Father Mark-Mary
❤God! I wish I could be able to have you speak to my 16 year old son. You have such an incredible way with words. A gift from our lord. My boy is going through a lot of mental health issues and I pray the rosary every night for him. My boy loves our lord and does truly believe in him. But, as these times get harder for him, he can’t help but ask “why?”
He watched my sister go through the pain of mental illness and she took her life. My son was very attached to her, and now he is in a similar situation.
I ask our lord for help and our blessed mother to guide me. Wishing my son had someone who could help him through this.
Please pray for him. His name is Charlie. Thank you for your wonderful videos and prayers. 🙏🏼❤
Praying for Charlie and you and your family!
@@mikaelavalete870 thank you so much! It means a whole lot 💕
Thank you so much for the video. I literally struggle with this all my life and I didn’t know how to explain it. Now I know how to approach the litany of humility
“The life I meant to live is Christ’s life”
Fr Mark Mary. Thank you so much.
This explanation not only hits home but justifies why our love of God as our Father should be the motivator, not just doing things for some reward. I hope that makes sense via text. Because of trauma abuse and sin I developed a mechanism like what you’re describing here. I pray that’s not what I’m doing. I pray this prayer often and it’s not getting easier. I all but choke on that loved verse. I wanted nothing more in this world before I came back to Christ. To love and to be loved seems the reason we are here. I am
Conflicted about that.
Me too.
Fr.Mark-Mary, UR such a blessing !
I always pray that I become a successful Catholic Social Media Influencer to spread the teachings and Revelations of the Catholic Church and the entire Christendom. I hope and pray the Devotion to the Eucharist and the Holy Souls in Purgatory helps me.
Our Lady of Schoenstatt, Lady of Humility, pray for us
Thank you Fr. Mark Mary
I love the song “Little Litany” from Br. Isaiah ❤ I pray it daily as a reminder because I know I seek to be liked and recognized by others.
Father thank you so much. Please give us more about spiritual bypassing. I came back to the church after being gone for over 30 years. I'm 76 years old and after your video I feel free. Please more! God Bless You..
My desire is for my husband to love me deeply and respect me completely, but its not happening. Oh lord, just help me to accept it and give me the patience and endurance with him
Ask him what he does to you at night.
HowDEE! Well, thank you Padre. By our fruits they will know us. Please pray for us, as we pray for you.
I sincerely want to thank you, Fr. Mark-Mary. A lot of the things you said over the years here and on Poco a Poco podcast touched me deeply, something that I observed in my spiritual life but I couldn’t really put into words. There’s these nuances or “dangers” as you said, seeping into the spiritual life, especially in praying for and learning humility, mistaking pride masquerading as it as one. You have always touched on these subjects sensitively and I felt that you speak these things from a priestly heart, very dearly and with charity. Praying for you Father, love from INA 🇮🇩
Thank you for this video! I just started praying this daily as I am struggling with comparison and being judgmental towards others. Hearing you words makes me think I have closed my heart in some ways to avoid being disappointed by others
Desire and fear. Those are the key words. You are loved. Trust in the Lord.
I hope he is saying don’t make not being loved an idol , say, some further aspiration that isn’t humble to God’s moving and being in a through our lives.
I don’t really want to bring my propensity to (over) analyze things into what a gift I have understood this prayer to be.
Thank you for this. This has given me a new perspective on the hurt & the walls that I’ve put up in my own heart. It’s given me a lot to think about.
Thanks for the wonderful reflection. It seems to me, you present as a humble person, not intended to compromise your humility. Could it be we are vessels or conduits to give and receive love, maybe so. Have a great day!
Actually helpful 🥺
Amen. I hurt because my son doesn't talk to me for over one year because of a female that he's with bad influence for him, but I pray to my Lord Jesus and my mama Mary as long as I'm loved by them I'm okay because at the end I am the only one that will see my Lord Jesus pray for my son
Prayers for my son , he is blind and cannot see is death and cannot hear lost and cannot find his way home went to Catholic School graduated from high school as a Catholic Mother Mary he has a seed planted in him as a good Catholic he was married in a Catholic Church pray for him find himself out of what he is into
That was such a deep and beautiful reflection that really opened my heart and mind to the depths of this beautiful prayer. Many times I have felt that same way but Christ loves Christ heals and Christ allows growth. So beautiful, thank you.
Thank you. This is exactly what I needed today.
One thing I don't believe in is humankind, namely people. I look at all these comments and I am disgusted, perhaps even at myself. I've encountered several bigots in my ordeals in finding truth and reality. I just don't care how apparent your religion is. Please let God show himself unto man. It is the most important part about the religion is that Jesus Christ has been born and revealed into this world as the son of God. Yet blasphemy and hatred in an unholy world prevails to presume into the lives of the innocent. But thank you humble and meek men and delightful women for standing as our beacon of truth amongst the lies and fraud of this world. I love what brother Mary is saying about Jesus being our prime focus. Perhaps one day I could fulfill my focus and become a monk and live for Christ fully. This message resonates with everything that I am going through. Thank you brother Mary.
I would love to hear you play that beautiful piano.
The music in the church is so beautiful
Wow! I feel that this spoke directly to me. I pray for humility and ask Jesus to help me with this. Jesus, I trust that you will do your will for my life.
Thank you so much for this video! I really needed to hear this!
I think to pray during the Rosary the Grace of detachment.
Thank you for addressing this. I only recently read this litany and was very confused by this part of it. I stopped praying it for this reason.
Thank You, fr Mark-Mary. ❤️ This is exactly what I needed to hear.
Thank You, Lord!
I recently started praying this Litany. Thank you so much Fr Mark-Mary for this video 😊
So true, thanks for identifying this issue.
Thank You for this sharing 🙏
Sincere thanks that you qualified this prayer.
Thank you for that talk ❤
Thank you for helping to explain this difficult subject matter.
Thank you 💞💞💞
Revelation 13:16-17
Thanks for the helpful video. What in the world did I just hear online after leaving this video. It sounded like a child in some sort of distress while they were trying to help someone else.
I don't understand. Then what's the point of the prayer? And how should it be approached?
I don't like the Litany of Humility because I was an unwanted child. It seemed everyone treated me like what Cardinal Merry De Val's prayer asks for, and I KNOW how heartbreaking, toxic, and hurtful it is to grow up without love. We are created to be loved, so when I pray the Litany of Humility every Friday, I add "inordinately" to the petition, "From the desire to be loved."
Totally hear you. I'm there, too
While it does hurt very much to not receive love here on earth, I think the litany means that when you have the love of God filling you up, you are not to worry about all the persons loving you. They are His creations, while He is the *Creator! This is far superior. It is extremely hard and takes great Faith and Trust in all His promises. Our crosses here will be our trophies there.
@@dailybread300 i hear you, however, if you have not received love here from humams, how do you recognize it from Christ? Keeping myself open, praying daily, looking for Christ in all people and things and genuinely loving humanity since childhood, as I believed scripture said I was to do. I dutifully acknowledged God's love for 65 years before I l, not sure the right word, but knew it to be true. Felt it to be true. Felt union with Christ in prayer. And I am a fortunate one, as I knew as a small child the reality of the Eucharist. Of course, we all want to be loved, but to Know, not just believe, but know, we are loved by God is crucial.
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I've never heard this covered before. What if you want to reach out to people, but you are so socially awkward that you feel like its more of an act of kindness to not try and interact with others to spare them the awkwardness?
Start small. Hold open a door or just smile and say hello. Gradually add some small talk. Tell a cashier you like her pin, hairstyle or just comment about the weather and it should work. You’ll no longer feel uncomfortable but will be a refreshing breath of friendly fresh air to others. Think of adding to their day and bringing them cheer. Everyone likes that!🙂
@@dailybread300 good advise! I should say I don’t mind awkwardness because it is my norm. But if my attempts at connection and kindness annoy it makes others uncomfortable, maybe I should just stop. 😄
Is a desire to be loved by my children wrong?
Helpful, thank you!
I always understood the purpose of the litany of humility was to help us see where we needed help in kicking pride to the curb. It never occurred to me to be wary of self-loathing with this prayer. I guess I’m more functional than I thought!😅
This is so me. Thank you Father.I learned to be apathetic to protect my heart from hurtful things, and I am afraid that because it made me to be indifferent to emotions, I wouldn't feel the good things deeply if it comes because I learned to just disassociate
Thanks so much. I was just wrestling with God over this prayer a few days ago for much of the same reasons you discuss. This is a helpful perspective and answer to that prayer. 🙏🏾
💙 Awareness of a "hard heart" is crucial ... Keeping the heart open when in pain is the grace of God 💙
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cause how escape
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I'm going to talk on Litany of Humility today at our local community. Please pray for me. Thank you for this, Fr. Mark Mary.
I'm retired at 47, went from Grass to Grace. This video here reminds me of my transformation from a nobody to good home, honest wife, $35k biweekly and a good daughter full of love ❤️
I'm highly inspired.
Please spill some sugar about the bi-weekly stuff you mentioned.
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Wow 😱 I know her too
Miss Christina Ann Tucker is a remarkable individual whom has brought immense positivity and inspiration into my life.
I started with a miserly $1500. The results have been mind blowing I must say TBH!
I know that woman(Christina Ann Tucker)
If you were born and raised in new York you'd know too, No doubt she is the one that helped you get where you are!!
Love it, thank you ❤
I have been praying that and I want to know deeper. Thank you.
3 minutes in. Thank you so much for this video. I know this will help many souls. I speak from experience that praying the litany of humility wrong can damage you. When I first started praying the litany I was praying it wrong, but didn't know that. I told one of my priests that it stung when I prayed it. So of course he told me to keep praying it as he thought it was the healthy sting of the Spirit. So I, who have scruples, took that as a command. I prayed it for about a year straight without speaking to another priest about it. Finally, when I opened up to another priest about how much it hurts me not feeling loved and feeling guilty for wanting to be loved he sat down and explained to me what was going on. It was essentially like this video. It was a very rough year for me hahaha
great perspective
It would have been easier to understand the Litany of Humility had you gone over it and described what it does mean.
Im sorry but I dont thunk thus prayer is Catholic. It gives a wrong understanding of God.
Galatians 3:1 KJV O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes JESUS CHRIST has been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2 This only would I learn of you, did you receive the SPIRIT by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the SPIRIT, are you now made perfect by the flesh (works)? 5 HE therefore that ministers to you the SPIRIT, and works miracles among you, does HE do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6 Even as Abraham believed GOD, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse (sin and death): for it is written, Cursed is every one that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11 But that no man is justified by the law (works) in the sight of God, it is evident: for, THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.
Dying alone in poverty around your enemies watching bad people like CJ continue to steal from me with the cops laughing at me.....
Really he rode my faith....
Bro, my life is spy like and complicated.... No one wants this.