Veneration of the Mysteries of the Holy Infancy

  V. O God, come to my assistance!
R. O Lord, make haste to help me!
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Our Father . . .

I
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou didst come down from the bosom of the Father for our salvation and were conceived by the Holy Spirit. Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb, and,
being the Word made flesh, took upon Thyself the form of a servant. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

II
JESUS, sweetest Child, by means of Thy Virgin Mother Thou didst visit Saint Elizabeth. Thou didst fill Thy forerunner, John the Baptist, with Thy Holy Spirit and sanctify him in his
mother's womb. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

III
  JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou wert enclosed for nine months in Thy Mother's womb. During this time Thou wert looked for with eager expectation by the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, and offered by God the Father for the salvation of the world. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

IV
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou wert born in Bethlehem of the Virgin Mary, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger. Thou wert announced by Angels and visited by shepherds. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

All honor, laud and glory be,
O Jesus, Virgin-born, to Thee;
All glory, as is ever meet,
To Father and to Paraclete. Amen.

V. Christ is near to us.
R. O Come, let us adore Him.

Our Father . . .

V
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou wert wounded after eight days in Thy circumcision and called by the glorious Name of Jesus. Thus, by Thy Name and by Thy Blood Thou wert foreshown as the Savior of the world. Have mercy on us.

VI
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou wert manifested by the leading of a star to the three Wise Men. Thou wert worshiped in the arms of Thy Mother and presented with the mystic gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

VII
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou were presented in the Temple by Thy Virgin Mother, taken up in Simeon's arms, and revealed to Israel by Anna, a prophetess. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

VIII
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou wert sought by wicked Herod to be slain, and Thou wery carried with Thy Mother into Egypt by Saint Joseph. Thou wert rescued from the cruel slaughter
and Thou wert glorified by the praises of the martyred Innocents. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

All honor, laud and glory be,
O Jesus, Virgin-born, to Thee;
All glory, as is ever meet,
To Father and to Paraclete. Amen.

V. Christ is near to us.
R. O Come, let us adore Him.

Our Father . . .

  IX
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou didst dwell in Egypt with most holy Mary and the Patriarch, Saint Joseph, until the death of Herod. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

X
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou didst return from Egypt to the land of Israel with Thy parents, suffering many hardships on the way. Thou didst enter into the city of Nazareth. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

XI
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou didst dwell most holily in the holy house at Nazareth, in subjection to Thy parents. Thou wert wearied by poverty and toil, and Thou didst increase in wisdom, age, and grace. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

XII
JESUS, sweetest Child, Thou wert brought to Jerusalem at twelve years of age. Thou wert sought by Thy parents sorrowing and found with joy after three days in the midst of the Doctors. Have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Hail Mary . . .

All honor, laud and glory be,
O Jesus, Virgin-born, to Thee;
All glory, as is ever meet,
To Father and to Paraclete. Amen.

V. Christ is near to us.
R. O Come, let us adore Him.

Our Father . . .

[For Christmas Day and Its Octave]

V. The Word was made flesh, alleluia.
 R. And dwelt among us, alleluia.

[For the Epiphany]

V. Christ has manifested Himself to us, alleluia.
R. O come and let us worship, alleluia.

[Throughout the Year]

V. The Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.

   Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, Lord of Heaven and earth, Thou didst reveal Thyself to little ones. Grant, we beg Thee, that we may venerate with due honor the sacred mysteries of Thy Son, the Child Jesus, and copy them with due imitation. May we thus be enabled to enter the kingdom of Heaven which Thou hast promised to little children.
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

V. The Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.

      Prayers for a Novena from the 16th
to the 24th Day of Any Month

    I. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole world, the mystery of the birth of our Divine Redeemer.

  Glory be to the Father . . .

  II. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole world, the sufferings of the most holy Virgin and Saint Joseph on that long and weary journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and the anguish of their hearts at not finding a place of shelter
when the Savior of the world was about to be born.

Glory be to the Father . . .

  III. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole world, the suffering of Jesus in the manger where He was born, the cold He suffered, the tears He shed and His tender infant cries.

Glory be to the Father . . .

   IV. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole world, the pain which the Divine Child Jesus felt in His tender body, when He submitted to the rite of circumcision: I offer Thee that Precious Blood which He then first shed for the salvation of all mankind.

Glory be to the Father . . .

   V. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole world, the humility, mortification, patience, charity and all the virtues of the Child Jesus; I thank Thee, I love Thee, and I bless Thee infinitely for this ineffable mystery of the Incarnation of the Word of God.

Glory be to the Father . . .  

V. The Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.

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