Examination of Conscience in the Spirit of St. John of the Cross
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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.
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.
Help me, O Jesus
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.
