I. Incarnation V. Incline unto my aid, O God! R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, &c. Our Father, &c. V. Most amiable Infant Jesus, who for our salvation descended from the bosom of Thy Heavenly Father into the womb of a Virgin, and there took flesh like unto ours, and assumed the form of a slave, have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us ! Hail Mary, &c. II. Visitation V. O most amiable Infant Jesus, who by the instrumentality of the Blessed Virgin Thy Mother, didst visit Saint Elizabeth, and filled St. John the Baptist, Thy precursor, with Thy Holy Spirit, and sanctified him in the womb of his Mother, have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail Mary, &c. III. Expectation of the Birth of Jesus V. Most amiable Infant Jesus, confined during nine months in the womb of Mary, expected with the greatest eagerness by the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph, and given by Thy Celestial Father for the salvation of the world, have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail Mary, &c. IV. Nativity V. Most amiable Infant Jesus, born of a Virgin Mother, at Bethlehem, wrapped in swaddling clothes, laid in a manger, and announced by shepherds, have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail Mary, &c. O Jesus, born of a Virgin, be for ever glorified with the Father and the Holy Ghost. V. Jesus Christ is nigh unto us. R. Come, let us adore Him. Our Father, &c. V. Circumcision V. Most amiable Child Jesus, who, on the eighth day after Thy birth, didst shed Thy sacred blood in circumcision; didst receive the glorious name of Jesus, and didst fulfil the office of Saviour, by Thy name, and the effusion of Thy blood--have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail, Mary, &c. VI. Adoration of the Magi V. Most amiable Child Jesus, whose star directed the Magi to adore Thee in the arms of Thy Mother, and to offer Thee mysterious presents of gold, incense, and myrrh--have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail, Mary, &c. VII. Presentation of the Temple V. Most amiable Child Jesus, presented in the temple by Mary, Thy Mother, received into the arms of holy Simeon, and revealed to the people of Israel by Anna, the prophetess--have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail, Mary, &c. VIII. Flight into Egypt V. Most amiable Child Jesus, sought by Herod, that he might destroy Thee; carried with Thy Mother into Egypt, by St. Joseph; saved from a cruel death, and glorified by the blood of the innocents--have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail, Mary, &c. O Jesus, born of a Virgin, be for ever glorified with the Father and the Holy Ghost. Amen. V. Jesus Christ has come amongst us. R. Come, let us adore him. Our Father, &c. IX . Sojourn in Egypt V. Most amiable Child Jesus, who lived seven years in Egypt with Thy holy Mother and St. Joseph--have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail Mary, &c. X. Return from Egypt V. Most amiable Child Jesus, who returned from Egypt, and after enduring many fatigues in Thy journey, entered the city of Nazareth--have mercy on us. R. Have mere on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail Mary, &c. XI. Life at Nazareth V. Most amiable Child Jesus, who dwelt in Thy humble home at Nazareth, leading a most holy life, subject to Mary and Joseph, to the mortifications of labour, of suffering, and of poverty, but growing daily in grace--have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail, Mary, &c. XII. Disputation with the Doctors V. Most amiable Child Jesus, taken to Jerusalem at the age of twelve years; lost by Thy parents; sought by them in great sorrow, and found by them on the third day, to their great joy, in the midst of the doctors--have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us! Hail, Mary, &c. O Jesus, born of a virgin, be Thou for ever glorified with the Father and the Holy Ghost. Amen. V. Jesus Child is manifested to us. R. Come, let us adore him. Our Father, &c. V. And the world was made flesh. Alleluia. R. And dwelt amongst us. Alleluia. (The Alleluia is only said on Christmas Day and during the Octave. On the Epiphany and during the Octave.) V. Christ is manifested to us. Alleluia. R. Come. let us adore him. PRAYER
Almighty and eternal God, Lord of heaven and earth, Thou who communicatest Thyself to the little and the humble, grant us Thy grace worthily to honour, and to imitate, in our conduct, the most holy mysteries of the infancy of thy Son Jesus; so that, at length, we may arrive at the kingdom of heaven, which Thou hast promised to the meek and humble of heart, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer Before the Crib
I adore Thee, O Word Incarnate, true Son of God from all eternity, and true Son of Mary ever Virgin in the fulness of time. When I adore Thy Divine Person, and the Humanity united to Thy Divinity, I venerate the poor manger which welcomed Thee when an Infant, and which was truly the throne of Thy love. I prostrate myself before it with the simplicity of the shepherds, with the faith of Joseph, with the love of Mary! I bow down in veneration of this precious memorial of our salvation with the same spirit of mortification, poverty, and humility with which Thou, though the Lord of heaven and earth, didst choose for Thyself a manger wherein to lay Thy tender infant limbs.
Prayer During the Octave of the EpiphanyAnd Thou, O Lord, who in Thine Infancy didst deign to lay Thyself in this manger, vouchsafe also to pour into my heart a drop of that joy to which the sight of Thy lovely Childhood, and the miracles which accompanied Thy Birth, gave rise. By that holy Birth, I now implore Thee to grant to all the world peace and goodwill, and in the name of the whole human race I render thanks and honour to God the Father, and to God the Holy Spirit, who with Thee live and reign one God world without end. Amen. V. Christ manifested Himself to us. Alleluia, R. Come, let us adore Him. Alleluia. Let us Pray
Almighty and everlasting God, Lord of heaven and earth, Who dost reveal Thyself to little ones: grant us, we beseech Thee, to honor meetly the mysteries of Thy Son, the child Jesus, and to follow Him humbly in our lives, so that we may come to the eternal kingdom promised by Thee to little ones. Through the same Jesus Christ etc. Amen.
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