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Litany of humility
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Litany of humility
The Litany of Humility is a Catholic prayer that the penitent be granted the virtue of humility. A litany is a form of prayer with a repeated responsive petition; it is not used in public liturgical services of the Catholic Church, but in private devotions of adherents. This litany is commonly attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val (1865-1930), Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See under Pope Pius X. C. S. Lewis attributed its composition to Merry del Val in a March 1948 letter to Don Giovanni Calabria. Father Charles Belmonte was inspired by the writings of Merry del Val and included it in a collection, the Handbook of Prayers (Studium Theologiae Foundation, Manila, 1986, and in a later edition by Midwest Theological Forum, Chicago, US), and described it as "attributed to Card. Merry del Val". Subsequent copyists wrote simply: "by Card. Merry del Val". A "Litany to Obtain Holy Humility" was published in 1867 by "A R.C. Clergyman". A version very similar to the version attributed...
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