Litany
of Admonitions & Precautions of St. John of the Cross
[for
private use only]
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
the world, the flesh and the devil.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From any person, place or thing
which is an impediment to complete union with God.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
any excessive desire for worldly goods.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From imprudent concern and zeal
over worldly affairs of which I have no jurisdiction or control or doesn’t
concern me.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From disordered affections and
preferences of one person over another.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
speaking about others without good reason.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
selfishness.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
disobedience to others in rightful authority over me.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
pride & taking action for my own pleasure & ego.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
sensuality arising from the heart, the mind & the flesh.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From violating my
religious/spiritual, temporal and vocational obligations, both large and small.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
covetousness and an unbridled desire for possessing.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
rash judgment of others.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
doing evil that appears under the guise of good.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From a mediocre state filled with
imperfections & venial sins.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
the spirit of envy and jealousy of others’ goods and gifts.
Deliver me, O Jesus
From
a spirit of vanity & self-love.
Help me, Jesus
To
become the servant of all.
Help me, Jesus
To
overcome my self-will.
Help me, Jesus
To
never omit anything which may cause natural repugnance.
Help me, Jesus
To
show an equal love for all & disinterest in judging
men’s affairs.
Help me, Jesus
To adapt myself to all situations
& become all things to all people in order to gain all.
Help me, Jesus
To
develop a deep spirit of self-abnegation.
Help me, Jesus
To
suffer in silence.
Help me, Jesus
To
love my neighbor purely in the heart of God.
Help me, Jesus
To do my work permeated with
charity for God and others.
Help me, Jesus
To make sacrifices with a free
and generous love for others.
Help me, Jesus
That my natural love may be
subordinated to supernatural charity.
Help me, O Jesus,
To love both my friends and
enemies with sweetness of spirit & tenderness of soul.
Help me, O Jesus,
To
be meek, gentle, humble in word and deed & patient.
Help me, O Jesus
To foster and practice a sincere,
practical love for all; a predilection for those closest to God; and a paternal
solicitude for those in greatest need.
Help me, O Jesus
To
practice abundant love of neighbor, with great affection for them and expecting
nothing in return.
Help me, O Jesus
To
be indifferent to all that I eat, drink and wear.
Help me, O Jesus
To
discipline and moderate the desires for material blessings.
Help me, O Jesus
To
become poor in spirit.
Help me, O Jesus
To never marvel at nor be
scandalized by anything I see or hear as I cannot know or interpret the
motives, faults or circumstances of others but instead to recognize my own
failings & human weaknesses.
Help me, O Jesus
To
restrain my tongue.
Help me, O Jesus
To
see and accept persons as they really are.
Help me, O Jesus
To practice prompt obedience
[even over sacrifice] & to strive for perfect submission of my will to the
Will of God.
Help me, O Jesus
To
be filled with sincerity and truth.
Let us pray:
Lord Jesus, help us to follow the wisdom of St. John of the Cross as found in these precautions and counsels
in a spirit of humility, detachment and sacrifice in order that we may learn to
love as you love. Grant us this grace
through the intercession of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Joseph, and the
power of your Most Holy Name in the Holy Spirit, all for the Glory of God the
Father. Amen.
