"The More You Honour Me The More I Will Bless You"
The chaplet consists of 3 Our Fathers in honor of the Holy Family, and 12 Hail Marys in memory of the 12 years of the Sacred Infancy of our Divine Saviour. To this chaplet of 15 beads is attached a medal of the Infant Jesus of Prague.
The Little Crown
On the medal the following invocation is said:
Divine Infant Jesus, I adore Thy Cross and I accept all the cross Thou wilt be pleased to send me. Adorable Trinity, I offer Thee for the glory of Thy Holy Name of God, all the adorations of the Sacred Heart of the Holy Infant Jesus.
Each Our Father and Hail Mary is preceded by the aspiration:
"And the Word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us."
On terminating the chaplet say:
Holy Infant Jesus, bless and protect us.
This devotion owes its origin to the zeal of Sister Marguerite, a Carmelite religious, who died in France in 1648. She was distinguished for her devotion to the Holy Child Jesus.
The Divine Infant revealed to His faithful servant how pleasing to Him is this holy practice; He promised her that He would grant special graces, above all purity of heart and innocence, to all who carried the chaplet on their person and recited it in honor of the mysteries of His holy infancy. As a sign of His approval, He showed her these chaplets shining with a supernatural light.
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The Litany of the Miraculous Infant of Prague
Lord, have mercy us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ Graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
O miraculous Infant Jesus, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, true God and Lord, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose omnipotence is manifested in a wonderful manner, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose wisdom searches our hearts and minds, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose goodness continually inclines to aid us, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose providence leads us to our last end and destiny, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose truth enlightens the darkness of our hearts, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose generosity enriches our poverty,
have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose friendship consoles the afflicted,
have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose mercy forgives our sins,
have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose strength invigorates us,
have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose power turns away all evils,
have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose justice deters us from sin,
have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose power conquers Hell,
have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose lovely countenance attracts our hearts, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose greatness holds the universe in its hand, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose miraculous hand raised in benediction fills us with all blessings, have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose glory fills the whole world, be merciful, Spare us O Jesus.
Be merciful, Graciously hear us, O Jesus.
From all evil, Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all sin, Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all distrust of Thy infinite goodness,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all doubts in Thy power of miracles,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all lukewarmness in Thy veneration,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all trials and misfortunes, Deliver us, O Jesus.
Through the mysteries of Thy holy Childhood,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
Through the intercession of Mary, Thy Virgin Mother and St. Joseph Thy foster father,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst pardon us, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst bring us to true repentance,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve and increase in us love and devotion to Thy sacred Infancy,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst never withdraw Thy miraculous hand from us, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst keep us mindful of Thy numberless benefits, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst inflame us more and more with love for Thy Sacred Heart, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst graciously hear all who call upon Thee with confidence, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve our country in peace,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst free us from all impending evils,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst give eternal life to all who act generously toward Thee, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst pronounce a merciful sentence on us at the judgement, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst in Thy miraculous Image remain our consoling refuge, We beseech Thee, hear us.
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.
V. Infant Jesus, hear us.
R. Infant Jesus, graciously hear us.
Pray 1 Our Father
Let us pray:
O Miraculous Infant Jesus, prostrate before Thy sacred Image, we beseech Thee to cast a merciful look on our troubled 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 despair, 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.
