Litany for Liberty

Christ the Lord has called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. Let us turn to him in humble but fervent petition, seeking the grace to root out from our hearts all trace of darkness, and all that holds us back from walking in the full freedom of the children of God. As Christ is our great model for that inner freedom, which enables us to do the right, let us turn to him with confidence that we, too, may follow him to the fullness of spiritual freedom.

Lord, have mercy;
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy; 
Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy; 
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, victor over sin and death
Free our hearts.
Jesus, source of light and hope
Free our hearts.
Jesus, fullness of truth and mystery
Free our hearts.
Jesus, teacher of seeking hearts
Free our hearts.
Jesus, healer of body and soul
Free our hearts.
Jesus, bringer of mercy and justice
Free our hearts.
Jesus, who humble the heart and mind
Free our hearts.
Jesus, release of captives
Free our hearts.
Jesus, voice against violence
Free our hearts.
Jesus, courage for the lowly/downtrodden
Free our hearts.
Jesus, origin of all authority and power
Free our hearts.
Jesus, true lawgiver
Free our hearts.
Jesus, unity of order and passion
Free our hearts.
Jesus, freedom of the Spirit
Free our hearts.
Jesus, obedient Son of the Father
Free our hearts.

For the freedom to love
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to believe
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to hope
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to worship
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to serve in charity
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to care for the suffering
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to comfort the sick
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to feed the hungry
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to shelter the homeless
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to proclaim the Gospel
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to walk in chastity
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to live in peace
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to work in good conscience
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to stand in solidarity
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to seek justice
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject sin
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject coercion
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject falsehood
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject evil temptations
Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject injustice
Give us your grace.

O God, who gave one origin to all peoples and willed to gather from them one family for yourself, fill all hearts, we pray, with the fire of your love and kindle in them a desire for the just advancement of their neighbor, that, through the good things which you richly bestow upon all, each human person may be brought to perfection, every division may be removed, and equity and justice may be established in human society. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever.

Amen.

SOURCE: USCCB

Litany of Humility

I have heard it said: pride is the root of all sin. For those, like me, who need to constantly keep in check our own pride, this Litany of Humility is a prayer that brings you to the Heart of Christ, the One who truly humbled Himself for all of us--for me.

Litany of Humility
By Rafeael Cardinal Merry del Val
(1865-1930)

O Jesus! Meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.

From the Desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the desire of being honored,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the desire of being approved,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me Jesus.
Fromt the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me Jesus.

That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I,
provided that I may become
as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.