Lord, forgive me for the times
I have criticized other people
In order to inflate my own importance.

Believing everything I hear about others
Judging my fellowmen with prejudice.

I have condemned one often in his absence
Defenseless of himself.

I have exaggerated his faults
When I should have kept silent.

I have forgotten everyone makes mistakes
That one has his own motives or intentions.
Often forgetting that as I judge others
So will You judge me in the end.
Amen.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CATHOLIC NOVENA PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS