Of humility

Rodriguez, The Practice of Perfection and Christian Virtues, 1929, pp. 382–383

I. To utter no words that may redound to my own praise and reputation.
II. Not to take pleasure in hearing myself praised and well spoken of, but rather thence to take occasion to humble and confound myself more, seeing that I am not such as others think, or such as I ought to be. To this may be added rejoicing when another is praised and spoken well of. And when I feel any resentment at this, or any movement of envy, to note it for a fault; as also when I take any vain complacency or satisfaction at others speaking well of me.
III. Never to act from human respect, or to gain the good opinion of men, or to be seen and esteemed by men, but purely for God.
IV. Never to excuse myself, much less throw the blame on others whether in outward word or in my own mind.
V. To cut off and lop away at once all vain, arrogant and proud thoughts that occur to me from things that touch my honour and reputation.
VI. To take all others for my betters, not speculatively merely, but practically and in act, behaving to all with that humility and respect which I should show to superiors.
VII. To take well the occasions of humility that come in my way. In this I should go on growing and advancing by these three steps: (1) taking such occasions patiently; (2) taking them readily and promptly; (3) taking them cheerfully and with joy. And I must not stop until I come to be glad and rejoice in being disparaged and held in small account, to resemble and imitate Christ our Redeemer, who chose to be disparaged and held in small account for me.
VIII. In this matter, and in others like it, the particular examen may be applied to making acts and doing practices of humility,—or of any other virtue on which the particular examen is made. These acts and practices may be either interior or exterior. We should rouse ourselves to these acts so many times in the morning, and so many times in the afternoon. We should begin with fewer, and gradually add more, until the habit or custom is gained of this particular virtue we are in quest of.