Prayer to Jesus, Lover of Children
The Raccolta, compiled by the Apostolic Penitentiary, 1910, no. 72Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | The Raccolta |
|---|---|
| Imprint | 28 Orchard Street, London W; New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Burns & Oates (London) and Benziger Bros (New York, Chicago, Cincinnati), 1910 |
| Number | 72 |
| Pages | p. 60 |
| Scan | leaf 80 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | We approve of the Translation by virtue of the above Rescript of His Holiness. N. CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP. Westminster, October 23, 1857. APPENDIX. NIHIL OBSTAT: HENRICUS S. BOWDEN, Censor Deputatus. IMPRIMATUR: EDMUNDUS SURMONT, Vicarius Generalis. Westmonasterii, die 10 Maii, 1909. |
| Indulgence | 300 Days, once a day.* |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
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72. Prayer to Jesus, Lover of Children. 1
300 Days, once a day.* (See Instructions, p. 1.)
O JESUS, friend of children, who from thy most tender years didst grow visibly in wisdom and in grace before GOD and men; who at the age of twelve wast seated in the Temple, in the midst of the doctors, listening to them attentively, humbly asking them questions, and exciting their admiration by the prudence and wisdom of thy discourse; who didst receive so willingly the children, blessing them and saying to thy disciples: Let them come to Me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven, inspire me as Thou didst inspire Blessed Peter Canisius, model and guide of the perfect Catechist, with a profound respect and a holy affection for childhood, a taste and a marked devotion for instructing them in Christian doctrine, a special aptitude in making them understand its mysteries and love its beauties. I ask this of Thee, through the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary. Amen.
- 72 Pius X, March 15, 1906.