Novena for the Feast of the Circumcision
Novena, 23 December to 31 December
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A Book of Novenas for the Principal Feasts of the Year, 1878Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | A Book of Novenas for the Principal Feasts of the Year |
|---|---|
| Imprint | Baltimore, Kelly, Piet and Company, 1878 |
| Pages | pp. 1–2 |
| Scan | leaf 11, leaf 12 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Imprimatur: ✠ Jacobus, Archiepiscopus Baltimorensis, Die 8. Martii, 1878. Copyrighted by Kelly, Piet & Co., 1878. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
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Day 1
January 1st.
The Novena preparatory to this Feast will commence on December 23d, and terminate on the 31st.
PRAYER.
OH! most sweet Infant Jesus, who at the expiration of eight days didst submit to be circumcised, receiving the holy name of Jesus, and becoming, in virtue of that name and by the shedding of that blood, the Saviour of the world, I prostrate myself humbly before Thee, and thank Thee with all my heart for this Thy great mercy and love to me and to all poor sinners. The sight of this Thy blood reminds me hopefully of the source whence flows every grace, every grace which will be imparted to me during the year; and also of the asylum where I will seek shelter and aid in every tribulation. It is Thy heart, dear Lord, which was opened to me in this first shedding of Thy blood. Therefore I devote to thee, Oh! sweetest, dearest Heart, every word and deed, every throb of my heart, all, all that I do or suffer during this year. Accept my offering, and strengthen me with Thy grace; enlighten and shield me, and grant me in virtue of Thy name, that most holy, most efficacious name of Jesus, this my request . . . . Hear me, oh! Jesus, for the sake of this Thy name and of Thy loving heart! Amen.