Mysteries of the Holy Childhood
From The Manual of Indulgences, compiled by the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences, no. 35 Tools
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| Printed in | The Manual of Indulgences |
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| Imprint | London, Burns & Oates |
| Number | 35 |
| Scan | the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | APPROVED AND COMMENDED. * JOHN CARD. McCLOSKEY, Archbishop of New York. New York, Sept. 5th, 1878. Imprimatur: * JACOBUS, ARCHIEP. BALTIMORENSIS. Die xxii Sept. 1878. Declaration of the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Holy Relics, given at Rome, from the Office of the Secretary, June 17, 1878; signed AL. CARD. ORECLIA, a S. Stephano, Prefect, and A. PANICI, Secretary. It guarantees the fidelity of the translation; it is not worded as an imprimatur or nihil obstat. |
| Indulgence | The Sovereign Pontiff, Pius VII., by a decree of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, Nov. 23, 1819, granted: A PLENARY INDULGENCE to all those who, on the twenty-fifth day of any month, shall be present in any church or public oratory where this pious exercise is performed, and the prayers here prescribed are said; provided that, being truly penitent, after confession and communion, they shall pray, for some time, for the intention of his Holiness. AN INDULGENCE OF THREE HUNDRED DAYS, once a day, to any one who, with contrite heart and devotion, shall perform it on any other day of the year. |
| Transcription | Transcribed from the scan. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
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35.
MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY CHILDHOOD.
V. Deus in adjutorium meum intende. V. Incline unto my aid, O God.
R. Domine ad adjuvandum me festina. R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Pater Noster. Our Father.
I. Jesu infans dulcissime e sinu Patris propter nostram salutem descendens, de Spiritu Sancto conceptus, virginis uterum non horrens, et Verbum caro factum formam servi accipiens, miserere nostri. I. Jesus, sweetest child, who, coming down from the bosom of the Father for our salvation, didst not disdain the womb of the Virgin, where, conceived by the Holy Ghost, thou, the Word incarnate, didst take upon thee the form of a servant: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere nostri, Jesu infans, miserere nostri. R. Have mercy on us, child Jesus, have mercy on us.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
II. Jesu infans dulcissime per virginem matrem tuam visitans Elisabeth, Joannem Baptistam præcursorem tuum Spiritu Sancto replens, et adhuc in utero matris suæ sanctificans, miserere nostri. II. Jesus, sweetest child, who, in thy virgin mother's womb, didst visit S. Elizabeth, and fill thy Precursor, John the Baptist, with the Holy Ghost, sanctifying him from his mother's womb: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
III. Jesu infans dulcissime novem mensibus in utero clausus, summis votis a Maria virgine et a sancto Joseph expectatus, et Deo Patri pro salute mundi oblatus, miserere nostri. III. Jesus, sweetest child, who, for nine months hidden in thy mother's womb, and awaited with eager expectation by the Virgin Mary and by S. Joseph, wast by them offered to God the Father for the salvation of the world: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
IV. Jesu infans dulcissime in Bethlehem ex virgine Maria natus, pannis involutus, in præsepio reclinatus, ab angelis annuntiatus, et a pastoribus visitatus, miserere nostri. IV. Jesus, sweetest child, born in Bethlehem of the Virgin Mary, wrapped in swaddling-clothes, laid in the manger, heralded by angels, visited by shepherds: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
Jesu tibi sit gloria, O Jesus, born of virgin bright, Qui natus es de virgine, Infinite glory be to thee; Cum Patre et almo Spiritu Praise to the Father infinite, In sempiterna sæcula. Amen. And Holy Ghost eternally.
V. Christus prope est nobis. V. Christ is at hand.
R. Venite adoremus. R. Come, let us adore him.
Pater Noster. Our Father.
V. Jesu infans dulcissime in circumcisione post dies octo vulneratus, glorioso Jesu nomine vocatus, et in nomine simul et sanguine salvatoris officio præsignatus, miserere nostri. V. Jesus, sweetest child, wounded in the circumcision on the eighth day, called by the glorious name of Jesus, and, by thy name and by thy blood, foreshown as the Saviour of the world: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
VI. Jesu infans dulcissime stella duce tribus Magis demonstratus, in sinu matris adoratus, et mysticis muneribus, auro, thure et myrrha, donatus, miserere nostri. VI. Jesus, sweetest child, made known to the three Magi by a star, adored on Mary's bosom, honored with the mystical gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
VII. Jesu infans dulcissime in templo a matre virgine præsentatus, inter brachia a Simeone amplexatus, et ab Anna prophetissa Israeli revelatus, miserere nostri. VII. Jesus, sweetest child, presented in the temple by thy virgin mother: Jesus, whom Simeon took into his arms and embraced, and Anna the prophetess made known to Israel: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
VIII. Jesu infans dulcissime ab iniquo Herode ad mortem quæsitus, a sancto Joseph in Ægyptum cum matre deportatus, a crudeli cæde sublatus, et a præconiis martyrum innocentium glorificatus, miserere nostri. VIII. Jesus, sweetest child, whom Herod sought to slay, whom S. Joseph carried with Mary into Egypt, who wast saved by flight from a cruel death, and glorified by the praises of the holy Innocents: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
Jesu tibi sit gloria, etc. O Jesus, born, etc.
V. Christus, etc. V. Christ, etc.
Pater Noster. Our Father.
IX. Jesu infans dulcissime in Ægypto cum Maria sanctissima et patriarcha sancto Joseph usque ad obitum Herodis commoratus, miserere nostri. IX. Jesus, sweetest child, who, with Mary most holy, and the patriarch S. Joseph didst dwell in Egypt until the death of Herod: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
X. Jesu infans dulcissime ex Ægypto cum parentibus in terram Israel reversus, multos labores in itinere perpessus, et in civitatem Nazareth ingressus, miserere nostri. X. Jesus, sweetest child, who didst return with thy parents from Egypt into the land of Israel, who didst suffer many toils by the way, and enter the city of Nazareth: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
XI. Jesu infans dulcissime in sancta Nazarena domo subditus parentibus sanctissime commoratus, paupertate et laboribus fatigatus, in sapientiæ, ætatis, et gratiæ profectu confortatus, miserere nostri. XI. Jesus, sweetest child, who didst live most holily in the blessed house of Nazareth, subject to thy parents, spending thy life in poverty and toil, and growing in wisdom, in age, and in grace: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
XII. Jesu infans dulcissime in Jerusalem duodennis ductus, a parentibus cum dolore quæsitus, et post triduum cum gaudio inter doctores inventus, miserere nostri. XII. Jesus, sweetest child, brought to Jerusalem when twelve years old, sought by thy parents with much sorrow, and, after three days, found, to their great joy, among the doctors: have mercy on us.
R. Miserere, etc. R. Have mercy, etc.
Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
Jesu tibi sit gloria, etc. O Jesus born, etc.
For the Nativity and its octave.
V. Verbum caro factum est. Alleluia. V. The Word was made flesh. Alleluia.
R. Et habitavit in nobis. Alleluia. R. And dwelt amongst us. Alleluia.
(Throughout the year the Alleluia is omitted)
For the Epiphany and its octave.
V. Christus manifestavit se nobis. Alleluia. V. Christ manifested himself to us. Alleluia.
R. Venite adoremus. Alleluia. R. Come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
OREMUS. LET US PRAY. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, Domine cœli et terræ, qui te revelas parvulis, concede, quæsumus: ut nos sacrosancta Filii tui infantis Jesu mysteria digno honore recolentes, ac digna imitatione sectantes, ad regnum cœlorum promissum parvulis pervenire valeamus. Per eumdem, etc. R. Amen. 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 holy 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. R. Amen.
In order that Christians may meditate more frequently on the incarnation, the birth, and all the other mysteries relating to the holy childhood of our divine Redeemer, Jesus Christ, and may render him meet and worthy thanks, and imitate those virtues which he, in his childhood, has taught us by his example, the Sovereign Pontiff, Pius VII., by a decree of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, Nov. 23, 1819, granted:
A PLENARY INDULGENCE to all those who, on the twenty-fifth day of any month, shall be present in any church or public oratory where this pious exercise is performed, and the prayers here prescribed are said; provided that, being truly penitent, after confession and communion, they shall pray, for some time, for the intention of his Holiness.
AN INDULGENCE OF THREE HUNDRED DAYS, once a day, to any one who, with contrite heart and devotion, shall perform it on any other day of the year.
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