Novena to the Holy Child Jesus of Prague
with a short meditation on the mysteries of the Holy Childhood of Jesus
“The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you!”
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DAY 1: The Incarnation
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus, who for our eternal salvation descended from the splendors of the Father and who, conceived of the Holy Spirit, did not despise the womb of a Virgin; Word made flesh who took the form of a slave, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy of us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus, who through the Virgin, Your Mother, visited Elizabeth to sanctify from her mother’s womb, Your Precursor John the Baptist and fill him with the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy of us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
DAY 3: The birth of Jesus and the adoration of the shepherds
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus born in Bethlehem of the Virgin Mary, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger, announced by the angels and visited by the shepherds, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy of us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus, who after eight days was circumcised and called by the glorious name of Jesus, and who by Your name as well as by Your blood was proclaimed Savior of the world, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy of us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus, who was revealed to the Magi by the star that guided them, and who received in the bosom of Your Mother their adoration and their mysterious gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy of us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
DAY 6: The Presentation in the Temple
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus, presented in the temple by Your Virgin Mother, embraced by the holy old man Simeon and revealed to Israel by Anna the prophetess, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy of us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
DAY 7: The flight and the stay in Egypt
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus, sought by the impious Herod who wanted to put You to death, carried by Saint Joseph with Your Mother to Egypt, saved from a cruel massacre and glorified by the blood of the Innocent Martyrs; You who remained in Egypt with Mary Your holy Mother and the patriarch Saint Joseph until Herod’s death, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy of us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
DAY 8: The return from Egypt and the hidden life in Nazareth
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus, who, returning from Egypt to the land of Israel, suffered all the hardships of a difficult journey, and finally retired to the city of Nazareth to remain humbly submitted to Your parents; You who, in the midst of poverty and toil, grew in grace, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy of us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
DAY 9: Jesus in the midst of the Doctors
O God, come to my aid!
Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, and to the Mother of God,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O sweetest Child Jesus, taken at the age of twelve to Jerusalem, sought by Your parents with so much grief and found three days later with great joy in the midst of the Doctors, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Infant Jesus,
Have mercy on us.
– Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father…
– Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus and Invocations…
Prayer to the Holy Child Jesus of Prague
revealed by the Blessed Virgin to Father Cyril, Discalced Carmelite.
O Child Jesus, I have recourse to You. I beg You, through Your Holy Mother, to assist me in this necessity (here the object of the request is stated), for I firmly believe that Your divinity can help me. I hope with confidence to obtain Your holy grace. I love You with all my heart and with all the strength of my soul. I sincerely repent of my sins and I beg You, O good Jesus, to give me the strength to overcome them. I resolve to do everything to avoid offending You any longer, and I come to offer myself to You with the disposition to suffer everything rather than to displease You. From now on, I want to serve You with fidelity. For the love of You, O Divine Child, I will love my neighbor as myself. Almighty Child, O Jesus, I beseech You again, assist me in this circumstance, grant me the grace to possess You eternally with Mary and Joseph in Heaven, and to adore You with the Holy Angels. Amen.
Invocations
Child Jesus, King of glory,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, our true God and Lord,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose power works so many wonders,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose kindness consoles the afflicted,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose mercy forgives our sins,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose strength sustains our weakness,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose power protects us from all evils,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose sovereign power triumphs over hell,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose gracious image draws our hearts,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose sweet and holy name delights the faithful,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, whose majesty fills the universe,
Have mercy on us.
O Divine Child Jesus, deign to increase in us the love and devotion to Your holy Childhood.
We beseech You, hear us.
Divine Child, never withdraw from us Your hand which works so many wonders, and preserve us from the misfortunes which threaten us,
Hear us.
Divine Child, be always our consolation and our refuge in Your miraculous image,
Graciously hear us.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Make my heart like unto Thine.
Let us pray – Divine Child Jesus, our King, we beseech You, prostrate before Your holy image, cast a glance of mercy upon our supplicating hearts full of anguish. May Your Heart, so good, so inclined to pity, turn to us and grant us the graces that we ask of You with great urgency. Deliver us from sadness and discouragement, from all the evils and difficulties that overwhelm us. Through the merits of Your Holy Childhood, grant us the consolation and help we need, so that we may praise You with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.
Holy Child Jesus, hear us.
Holy Child Jesus, bless us.
Holy Child Jesus, graciously hear us.
