Prayer for Good Humor
Pope Francis prays this prayer daily...
During his address to the Roman Curia on the occasion of the presentation of Christmas greetings, Pope Francis affirmed, “A bit of good humor is very good for us! It will do us much good to pray St. Thomas More’s prayer frequently. I pray it every day, and it helps me.”
Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest.
Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it.
Grant me a simple soul that knows to treasure all that is good
and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil
but rather finds the means to put things back in their place.
Give me a soul that knows not boredom, grumblings, sighs and laments, nor excess of stress, because of that obstructing thing called “I.”
Grant me, O Lord, a sense of good humor.
Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke to discover in life a bit of joy, and to be able to share it with others.
Amen
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
"Lord, grant me a holy heart that sees always what is fine and pure
and is not frightened at the sight of sin, but creates order wherever it goes.
Grant me a heart that knows nothing of boredom, weeping and sighing.
Let me not be concerned with the bothersome thing I call "myself".
Lord, give me a sense of humor
and I will find happiness in life and profit for others."
"I do not care very much what men say of me, provided that God approves of me."
- Saint Thomas More