This page is for prayers that are useful for monthly devotions. In 
times past, every month was dedicated to Jesus, or the Blessed Virgin
Mary, under various titles. The month of December is dedicated to the
Holy Infancy of Jesus. So below are prayers to Jesus under the title
Infant Jesus of Prague:

Note: In the invocations that end in "Have mercy on us" or similar
endings, I will type out those words for the first and last invocation
and what is in between those will also use those words.

Litany of the Miraculous Infant (For private use only)

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, HAVE MERCY ON US.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Ghost,
O miraculous Infant Jesus,
Infant Jesus, true God and Lord,
Infant Jesus, whose omnipotence is 
 manifested in a wonderful manner,
Infant Jesus, whose wisdom searches
 our hearts and minds,
Infant Jesus, whose goodness continually
 inclines to aid us,
Infant Jesus, whose providence leads us to
 our last end and destiny,
Infant Jesus, whose truth enlightens the
 darkness of our hearts,
Infant Jesus, whose generosity enriches our
 poverty,
Infant Jesus, whose friendship consoles 
 the afflicted,
Infant Jesus, whose mercy forgives our sins,
Infant Jesus, whose strength invigorates us,
Infant Jesus, whose power turns away all
 evils,
Infant Jesus, whose justice deters us 
 from sin,
Infant Jesus, whose power conquers hell,
Infant Jesus, whose lovely countenance
 attracts our hearts,
Infant Jesus, whose greatness holds the 
 universe in its hand,
Infant Jesus, whose love-inflamed Heart
 kindles our cold hearts,
Infant Jesus, whose miraculous hand raised
 in benediction fills us with all blessings,
Infant Jesus, whose sweet and holy Name
 rejoices the hearts of the faithful,
Infant Jesus, whose glory fills the whole
 world, HAVE MERCY ON US.
Be merciful. Spare us, O Jesus.
Be merciful. Graciously hear us, O Jesus.
From all evil, DELIVER US, O JESUS.
From all sin,
From all distrust in Thy infinite goodness, 
From all doubts in Thy power of miracles,
From all lukewarmness in Thy veneration,
From all trials and misfortunes,
Through the mysteries of Thy holy childhood,
 DELIVER US, O JESUS.
We sinners beseech Thee, hear us.
Through the intercession of Mary, Thy Virgin
 Mother, and St. Joseph, Thy foster father,
 WE BESEECH THEE, HEAR US.
That Thou would pardon us,
That Thou would bring us to true repentance,
That Thou would preserve and increase in us
 love and devotion to Thy sacred infancy,
That Thou would never withdraw Thy 
 miraculous hand from us,
That Thou would keep us mindful of Thy
 numberless benefits,
That Thou would inflame us more and more 
 with love for Thy Sacred Heart,
That Thou would graciously hear all who 
 call upon Thee with confidence,
That Thou would preserve our country in
 peace,
That Thou would free us from all impending
 evils,
That Thou would give eternal life to all
 who act generously toward Thee,
That Thou would pronounce a merciful 
 sentence on us at the judgment,
That Thou would in Thy miraculous image 
 remain our consoling refuge,
Jesus, Son of God and of Mary, WE BESEECH 
 THEE, HEAR US.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of
 the world, Spare us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of
 the world, Graciously hear us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of
 the world, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.
Our Father, etc.

Let us Pray

 O Miraculous Infant Jesus, prostrate be-
fore Thy sacred image, we beseech Thee to
cast a merciful look on our troubles hearts.
Let Thy tender Heart, so inclined to pity,
be softened at our prayers, and grant us 
that grace for which we ardently implore 
Thee. Take from us all affliction and des-
pair, all trials and misfortunes with which
we are laden. For Thy sacred infancy's sake
hear our prayers and send us consolation and 
aid, that we may praise Thee, with the Father 
and the Holy Ghost, forever and ever. Amen.

Novena for the Nine Days Preceding the 25th 
of each month.

 1. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and 
glory, for my eternal salvation and for the
salvation of the whole world, the mystery of
the birth of our Divine Redeemer. Glory Be, etc.
 2. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and
glory, and for my eternal salvation and that
of the whole world, the sufferings of the most
holy Virgin and St. Joseph on that long and 
weary journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and
the anguish of their hearts at not finding a
place of shelter when the Savior of the world
was about to be born. Glory Be, etc.
 3. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and
glory, and for my eternal salvation and that
of the whole world, the sufferings of Jesus 
in the manger where He was born, the cold He
suffered, the tears He shed and His tender 
infant cries. Glory Be, etc.
 4. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and 
glory, and for my eternal salvation and that 
of the whole world, the pain which the Divine 
Child Jesus felt in His tender Body when he 
submitted to the rite of circumcision: I 
offer Thee that Precious Blood which He then
first shed for the salvation of all mankind.
Glory Be, etc.
 5. Eternal Father, I offer to Thy honor and
glory, and for my eternal salvation and that
of the whole world, the humolity, mortification,
patience, charity and all the virtues of the 
Child Jesus; I thank Thee, I love Thee, and I
bless Thee tenderly for this ineffable mystery
of the Incarnation of the Word of God. Glory Be,
etc.
V. The Word was made Flesh,
R. And dwelt among us.

Let us Pray

 O God, whose only begotten Son has appeared in
the substance of our flesh; grant, we beg Thee,
that throughHim, whom we acknowledge to have been
outwardly like us, we may deserve to be renewed
in our inward selves. Who lives and reigns with
Thee forever and ever. Amen.

Powerful Novena in Urgent Need

(In cases of great urgency, a novena of hours may
be made instead of days. The prayers should, if
possible, be repeated at the same time every hour
for nine consecutive hours.)

 O Jesus, who said, "Ask and you shall receive,
seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be
opened to you," through the intercession of Mary,
Thy most holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that
my prayer be granted.
    
            (Mention your request)

 O Jesus, who said, "All that you ask of the 
Father in my Name, He will grant you," through
the intercession of Mary, Thy most holy Mother,
I humbly and urgently ask Thy Father in Thy Name
that my prayer be granted.

            (Mention your request)

 O Jesus, who said, "Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but My word shall not pass," through the
intercession of Mary, Thy most holy Mother, I feel
confident that my prayer will be granted.

            (Mention your request)


Prayer of Thanksgiving for Graces Received
from the Infant Jesus

 I prostrate myself before Thy holy image, O most
gracious Infant Jesus, to offer my most fervent
thanks for the blessings Thou hast bestowed on me.
I shall incessantly praise Thy ineffable mercy and
confess that Thou alone are my God, my helper, and
my protector. Henceforth my entire confidence shall
be placed in Thee! Everywhere I will proclaim aloud
Thy mercy and generosity, so that Thy great love 
and the great deeds which Thou perform through this 
miraculous image may be acknowledged by all. May 
devotion to Thy holy infancy increase more and more 
in the hearts of all Christians, and may all who
experience Thy assistance persevere with me in 
showing unceasing gratitude to Thy most holy infancy,
to which be praise and glory forever. Amen. 

***The above prayers are from the booklet, "Devotion 
to the Infant Jesus of Prague", available from Tan 
Books.

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January - Dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus

For those who have checked for February's prayers, and seen none, I
didn't post any, obviously, I forgot to do so. However February is 
devoted to the Passion of Our Lord, and there are prayers appropriate
for this on my Catholic Prayers page. I hope to post some prayers for
March, the month of St. Joseph.

Updated: Feb. 13, 2001