IV. The Holy Nativity.
O most sweet infant Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem, wrapped in poor swaddling clothes, laid in the manger, glorified by angels, and visited by shepherds: have mercy upon us.
Ꝟ. and R. Have mercy, &c.
O Jesu! born of Virigin bright,
Immortal glory be to thee;
Praise to the Father infinite,
And Holy Ghost eternally.
Ꝟ. Christ is at hand. R. O come, let us worship him. Our Father, &c.
V. The Circumcision.
O most sweet infant Jesus, circumcised when eight days old, and called by the glorious name of Jesus, and proclaimed, both by thy name and by thy blood, to be the Saviour of the world: have mercy upon us.
Ꝟ. and R. Have mercy, &c.
VI. The Adoration of the Kings.
O most sweet infant Jesus, who wert manifested to the three kings, who worshipped thee as thou didst lie on Mary's breast, and offered to thee the mysterious presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh: have mercy upon us.
Ꝟ. and R. Have mercy, &c.
VII. The Presentation.
O most sweet infant Jesus, presented in the Temple by the Virgin Mary, embraced by the holy old man, Simeon, and revealed to the Jews, by Anna the prophetess: have mercy upon us.
Ꝟ. and R. Have mercy, &c.
VIII. The Flight into Egypt.
O most sweet infant Jesus, whom Herod sought to slay, carried by St. Joseph with thy Mother into Egypt, saved from death by flight, and glorified by the blood of the holy innocents: have mercy upon us.
Ꝟ. and R. Have mercy, &
O Jesu! born of Virgin bright, &c.
Ꝟ. Christ is at hand. R. O come, let us worship him.
Our Father, &c.
