Litany of the Child Jesus
From The Ursuline Manual, 1851 Tools
A LITANY IN HONOUR OF THE CHILD JESUS
Source
| Printed in | The Ursuline Manual; or, A Collection of Prayers and Spiritual Exercises |
|---|---|
| Imprint | New York, Edward Dunigan & Brother (title page: "Edward Dunigan & Brother, 151 Fulton St."; engraved title: "Edward Dunigan & Brother, 151 Fulton St. near Broadway"), 1851 |
| Scan | the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Ecclesiastical approval, printed on leaf-0012: "This edition of 'The Ursuline Manual,' having been duly examined, is hereby approved of." Signed "+ JOHN, Archbishop of New York." Dated "New York, October 1st, 1851." No imprimatur or nihil obstat is printed; the signature gives only "JOHN" with no surname. |
| Transcription | Transcribed from the scan of the 1851 edition. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- mercy, deliverance from evil, humility, patience, love of God
- For
- children
Limbourg brothers, The Procession of St. Gregory, Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, 1411–1416. Musée Condé, Chantilly.
LORD have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven,
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Child Jesus, Son of the living God,
Child Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,
Child Jesus, the Word made Flesh,
Child Jesus, image of the Godhead,
Child Jesus, splendour of eternal light,
Child Jesus, equal to thy eternal Father,
Child Jesus, glory of thy virgin Mother,
Child Jesus, first-born of all creatures,
Child Jesus, weeping in the manger,
Child Jesus, conqueror of tyrants,
Child Jesus, overthrower of idols,
Child Jesus, filled with zeal for the glory of thy Father,
Have mercy on us.
Child Jesus, voluntary subject to thy blessed Mother,
Child Jesus, omnipotent in thy weakness,
Child Jesus, great in thy humility,
Child Jesus, fountain of graces,
Child Jesus, furnace of love,
Child Jesus, angel of the great council,
Child Jesus, root of the patriarchs,
Child Jesus, inspirer of the prophets,
Child Jesus, joy of the shepherds,
Child Jesus, star of Jacob,
Child Jesus, expectation of the eternal hills,
Child Jesus, the desired of all nations,
Child Jesus, the divine model of youth,
Child Jesus, the protector of children,
Child Jesus, the mighty—the admirable—the prince of peace,
Have mercy on us.
Be merciful unto us, Spare us, O Lord Jesus.
Spare us, O Lord Jesus.
Be merciful unto us, Hear us, O Lord Jesus.
Hear us, O Lord Jesus.
By thy ineffable incarnation, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
By thy sacred birth, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Lord Jesus, deliver us.
By thy humility and piety,
By thy precious tears,
By thy painful circumcision,
By thy glorious manifestation,
By thy holy presentation,
By the labours, sufferings, and humiliations of thy childhood,
By thy tender love of youth,
Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord Jesus.
Lamb of God, &c., &c.
Lamb of God, &c., &c.
Let us pray.
LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who having been conceived by the Holy Ghost, wert pleased to be born in a stable; to be adored by the heavenly host; to be circumcised; manifested to the Gentiles; presented in the temple; carried into Egypt; brought back to Nazareth; to reveal in part thy eternal wisdom among the doctors at Jerusalem, and to pass thy holy childhood in subjection to thy blessed Mother and reputed Father; permit us little children to come to thee, and forbid us not, that by thy holy grace we may reverence the mysteries of thy sacred youth, with such sincere devotion, as to become conformable to thee in meekness, humility, docility, and charity, O divine Child, who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen.
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