January
HOLY CHILDHOOD — EPIPHANY — HOLY NAME.
The Mysteries of the Sacred Infancy.
To be used during the Novena and Octave of Christmas, or at any other time.
Ꝟ. Incline unto my aid, O God.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, &c. Our Father, &c.
I. The Incarnation.
O most sweet infant Jesus, who for our salvation didst descend from the bosom of the eternal Father into the womb of the Virgin Mary, where, conceived by the Holy Ghost, thou didst take upon thee, O Incarnate Word, the form of a servant: have mercy upon us.
Ꝟ. Have mercy upon us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy upon us.
Hail Mary, &c.
II. The Visitation.
O most sweet infant Jesus, who by means of thy Virgin Mother didst visit St. Elizabeth, and filling thy forerunner, St. John Baptist, with the Holy Spirit, didst sanctify him from his mother's womb: have mercy upon us.
Ꝟ. and R. Have mercy, &c.
III. The Expectation of the Birth.
O most sweet infant Jesus, who for nine months enclosed in the womb didst wait for the time of thy birth, and didst meantime inflame the heart of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph with most ardent longings, and didst offer thyself to God the Father for the salvation of the world: have mercy upon us.
Ꝟ. and R. Have mercy, &c.
