Overcoming Pride by Humility
Part seven of the Spiritual Exercises: Becoming Beloved Disciples. In today’s meditation, we face the capital sin of pride.
Opening Prayer
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
✠ Amen
Heavenly Father, in the Name of your Son Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, may we abide in you and you in us, in one accord… with our minds, hearts, bodies, and souls at rest, in your Peace, present to the moment… so that we may have ears to hear, eyes to see, hearts to understand.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
✠ Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
✠ Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Now, and at the hour of our death.
Glory Be (Gloria Patri)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
✠ Amen.
Most Holy Trinity, we thank you for the virtue of Humility which helps us to deny ourselves making room for your indwelling love.
✠ Our Lady of Humility, Pray for us.
✠ St. John, St. Mary Magdalene, and all you Beloved Disciples Pray for us.
Seven Scriptures to take down Pride
“Therefore, consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.” 1 Timothy 6:9-10
✠ Love is humble
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
✠ Love is humble
“Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’” Mark 9:35
✠ Love is humble
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” Philippians 2:3
✠ Love is humble
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 5:3
✠ Love is humble
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5
✠ Love is humble
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name… He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree.” Luke 1: 46-49;51-52
✠ Love is humble
Seven-fold Repentance
For the sins of:
pride ✠ Lord Have Mercy
controlling ✠ Lord Have Mercy
stubbornness ✠ Lord Have Mercy
conceit ✠ Lord Have Mercy
mocking ✠ Lord Have Mercy
vanity ✠ Lord Have Mercy
blasphemy ✠ Lord Have Mercy
profaning God’s Name ✠ Lord Have Mercy
dishonoring the Lord’s Day ✠ Lord Have Mercy
rebellion against authority ✠ Lord Have Mercy
superstition, desecration, witchcraft ✠ Lord Have Mercy
satanism, curses, occult dealing, and occult associations ✠ Lord Have Mercy
✠ Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.
All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities for thy Name’s sake.
Seven-Fold Protection
St. Michael Prayer
“Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. ” ✠ Amen.
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians: 6:10
By the Belt of Truth: ✠ Lord save your people
By the Breastplate of Righteousness: ✠ Lord save your people
By the Shoes of Peace: ✠ Lord save your people
By the Shield of Faith: ✠ Lord save your people
By the Helmet of Salvation: ✠ Lord save your people
By the Sword of the Spirit: ✠ Lord save your people
By the Mantle of Our Lady ✠ Lord save your people
Deliverance from Pride
“Behold, I give you power to trample underfoot snakes and scorpions, and all the power of enemies”. Luke 10:19
In the Name of Jesus, by the Blood of Jesus, by the Power of his Word we take authority over the stronghold of pride along with evil spirits fostering controlling, stubbornness, self-righteous, self-serving, conceit, haughtiness, and vanity.
Remove all evil spirits associated with pride and fill us with your Divine Light, Life and Love.
Where there has been pride, ✠ let there be humility.
Where there has been controlling, ✠ let there be yielding.
Where there has been self-righteousness, ✠ let there be God’s righteousness.
Where there we have been self-serving, ✠ let us be generous.
Where there has been conceit, ✠ let there be meekness.
Where there has been a stubbornness, ✠ let there be docility.
Where there has been mocking, ✠ let there be affirming humor.
Where there has been vanity, ✠ let there be modesty.
Seven-Fold Cleansing
“So, he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.” Kings 5:14
Cleanse us Oh Lord ✠ By the Name of Jesus
Cleanse us Oh Lord ✠ By the Blood of Jesus
Cleanse us Oh Lord ✠ By the Word of Jesus
Cleanse us Oh Lord ✠ By Jesus’ Breath of Mercy
Cleanse us Oh Lord ✠ By the Living Waters of the Holy Spirit
Cleanse us Oh Lord ✠ By the Fire of the Holy Spirit
Cleanse us Oh Lord ✠ By the Light of Christ
Closing Prayers
Most Holy Trinity, in your mercy we are delivered, cleansed, and renewed, fully clothed and in our right minds.
Lord, grant me courage to accept the yoke of Humility, so I can learn to deny myself, take up the cross daily and follow you, and enter into your rest.
Most Holy Trinity, we praise you for showering blessings upon us, replacing our vice of pride with virtue of humility, giving us new hearts, perfect abodes of your indwelling love, so that abiding in love and unity, together, we may renew the face of the earth. ✠ Amen
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
✠ Amen