O almighty and everlasting God, Lord of heaven and earth, who didst reveal thyself to little ones, grant, we beseech thee, that while we duly celebrate and honour the most holy mysteries of thy Son, the infant Jesus, and worthily strive to imitate them, we may arrive at that heavenly kingdom which thou hast promised to little children; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Say, Eternal rest give to them, &c, three times for the souls in purgatory who were devout to the infant Jesus, and one Hail Mary for the intention of the promoter of this devotion.
A Plenary Indulgence on the 25th day of every month to those who, being truly contrite and having confessed and communicated, should recite, in any church or public oratory where the exercise in honour of the infant Jesus is practised, the above prayers, venerating at the same time the twelve mysteries of the Sacred Infancy, and praying for the intention of his Holiness; and 300 days, once a day, for reciting the same in private. Both applicable to the souls in purgatory.
The Holy Name of Jesus
CHAPLET OF OUR LORD.
This is called the Chaplet of our Lord, because it is said in honour of Jesus Christ, and is composed of thirty-three Pater nosters, in remembrance and veneration of the thirty-three years which he lived on the earth; to these are added five times Ave Maria in honour of his five most holy wounds; the first three of which are said, one at the beginning of each of the three sets of ten Pater nosters, and of the two remaining, one is said previous to reciting the three concluding Pater nosters, and the other after them. The Chaplet finishes with the Credo in honour of the holy Apostles, its composers, and which itself contains an epitome of the Birth, Life, Passion, and Death of our Divine Lord Jesus Christ.
Every one saving the Chaplet must, according to his capacity, meditate on the mysteries of the life of our Lord Jesus Christ; but it is not necessary to use these reflections, which are only added as a help.
