The Litany of Humility, a popular Lenten prayer, is a way to help Christians emulate the life of Jesus Christ, a representative for the Christian prayer app Hallow told Fox News Digital.
A “litany” is a prayer that consists of a list of petitions.
Typically, a litany is led by someone – and someone else handles the responses, which remain the same throughout the prayer.
For the litany of humilitythe answers are “Deliver me, Jesus” and “Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.”
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“As we seek to imitate Jesus this Lent – as we seek to imitate His total submission, His perfect act of humility – we can turn to one of the most important prayers we have: the Litany of the ‘Humility,’ said Hallow manager Kevin Cotter. content, told Fox News Digital.
Although prayer is “intense,” it can be spiritually fruitful in “beginning a path of surrender” during the liturgical season of Lent, he said.
During Lent, the litany of humility is a way for Christians to “ask Jesus to deliver us from the various desires and fears that prevent us from being humble and to replace them with renewed desires centered on him and on the others “. (iStock)
“As part of the Litany of Humility, we can also pray a number of petitions that invite God into our lives in a truly transformative way,” Cotter said.
It is not known exactly when the Litany of Humility was first written, but it is attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, who served as Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius at the beginning of the 20th century, according to the Catholic site Aleteia.
The Litany of Humility is a way for Christians to “ask Jesus to deliver us from the various desires and fears that prevent us from being humble and to replace them with renewed desires focused on him and others rather than on ourselves,” Hallow’s website says.
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The litany consists of three parts: ask Jesus “to deliver you from the desire for others to see you in a particular way or light,” “to deliver you from fears that prevent you from living with compassion for God, others, and yourself,” and finally “ to guide you to love your neighbors before yourself,” Hallow said.
In total, it takes about five minutes to pray the entire litany.
The Litany of Humility is prayed all year round, although it resonates particularly well during the liturgical season of Lent. (Pascal Deloche/Godong/Universal)
“Humility is a virtue we deeply admire, but it is also one of the most difficult virtues to truly practice,” reads Hallow’s website.
“Sometimes our pride gets in the way, other times our stubbornness.”
Although the Litany of Humility can be prayed any day of the year for any reason, many people find the prayer to be especially helpful during Lent, the 40-day liturgical season that helps to prepare Christians for the resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter SundayHallow said.
Lent, which is based on three “pillars” of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, is a time of penance. The Litany of Humility helps make that point, Hallow said.
Praying the Litany of Humility can remind us that “we are not good enough as human beings” and help us reorient ourselves toward Christ. (iStock)
The litany of humility “helps us recognize our shortcomings as human beings,” Hallow added.
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Humans, Hallow’s team said, have a desire to be liked by everyone, to be popular and to succeed – which the Litany of Humility reminds us is not Christ-like.
The Litany of Humility “helps us ask for deliverance, grace, and forgiveness to love Jesus more fully, despite our human desires.”
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Prayer is “a great way to continue working on understanding our human desires and asking for the grace to desire what Jesus does,” Hallow said.
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