Prayer for Everyday:
O Most Gracious God of infinite love, You loved humankind so much, You gave
us in Your Son the best pledge of Your love, so that Jesus, made man in the
womb of a Virgin and born in a manger, would be our health and remedy. I, on
behalf of all humanity, give You infinite thanks for such a sovereign benefit.
In return for this great gift, I offer You the poverty, simplicity, humility and other
virtues of Your Incarnate Son. I implore You by His divine merits, the discomforts
He suffered when He was born, and sweet tears He shed in the manger, that
You prepare our hearts with profound humility, a burning love and with total
disdain of all that is material and earthly, so that the newborn Jesus will find in
our hearts His crib and abode forever.
–Amen.
(Glory Be… 3 Times)
Meditation
Joseph and Mary arrive in Bethlehem, seeking a place at the inns, but nothing
was to be found as all were full, and they were rejected because of their poverty.
However, nothing can disturb the inner peace of those who are steadfast in the
Lord. If Joseph felt any sadness in the rejection from inn to inn thinking of the
discomfort of Mary and the Child, then his sadness was relieved with holy peace
when he fixed his eyes upon his chaste wife.
The Child, although yet unborn, delighted in these rejections which were a
prelude of His future humiliations. The sound of every slammed door shut before
them was a sweet melody to His ears. This is what He came to look for. The
desire of those humiliations was what made Him want to take human form.
Oh Divine Child of Bethlehem! These days in which so many of us have spent in
parties or other entertainments, or relaxing comfortably in luxurious and rich
mansions, have been for your parents days of fatigue and discomfort of all kinds.
Ah! The spirit of Bethlehem is that of a world that has forgotten God. How many
times has it also been our spirit!
The sun sets on December 24th behind the rooftops of Bethlehem and its final
rays gild the tops of steep cliffs that surround them. Rude men roughly elbow the
Lord in the streets of the eastern village, and close their doors when they see His
mother. The heavens appear purplish above the hills frequented by the
shepherds. The stars appear one after the other. In a few more hours, the
Eternal Word will appear.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin
O Heavenly Queen, by your great virtues and especially for your humility, you
merited God’s favor to choose you for His mother. I beg you to prepare my soul
and the souls of all those who at this time are praying this Novena for the spiritual
birth of your beloved Son.
Oh, sweet Mother! Instill in me something of that profound contemplation and
great tenderness you felt while you awaited His coming, so that you make us less
unworthy to see Him, love Him, and adore Him for all eternity. - Amen.
(Hail Mary… 3 Times)
Prayer to St. Joseph
O great St. Joseph, husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus! I give infinite
thanks to God for having chosen you for such a great ministry and for having
bestowed upon you all the gifts proportionate to such greatness. I beseech you,
for the love you had for the Divine Child, that you embrace my earnest desires to
see Him and receive Him sacramentally, while we wait to see Him and enjoy Him
in His Divine Essence in heaven. - Amen.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be...)
Poem to be said Every Day
L: My Sweet Jesus,
my adorable child!
R: Come to our souls!
(¡Ven a nuestras almas!)
Come, without delay!
(¡Ven no tardes tanto!)
Chorus: (Instruments are played)
¡Ven, ven, ven! ¡Ven a nuestras
almas, Jesus, ven, ven, ven, ven!
¡Ven a nuestras almas, Jesus,
ven, ven a nuestras almas!…¡No
tardes, tanto no tardes, tanto
Jesus ven, ven!
L: Oh Eternal Wisdom
of the Sovereign God
You have humbled Yourself to
the level of a Child!
Oh Divine Infant,
Come, to teach us
The prudence that makes us
truly wise!
R: Come to our souls!
Come, without delay! Etc…
L:Oh, Holy Root of Jesse!
From the highest heavens
You present to the world
Your fragrant flower
O Most Sweet Child!
Who has been called
Lily of the Valleys
Beautiful flower of the field!
R:Come to our souls!
Come, without delay! Etc…
L:Oh light of the East,
Sun of rays eternal
In darkness we see
the light of your splendor!
Child so precious,
Joy of Christians,
Show us the smile
of your sweet lips!
R: Come to our souls!
Come, without delay! Etc…
L:King of all nations,
Holy Emmanuel
Israel's longing,
shepherd of the flock!
Child who shepherds
with gentle whispers,
the unruly sheep
and the meek lamb!
R:Come to our souls!
Come, without delay! Etc…
L: Open the heavens
and rain from above
Heavenly dew,
holy mist!
Come, beautiful Child!
Come, God Incarnate!
Shine, beautiful star,
Blossom flower of the field!
R:Come to our souls!
Come, without delay! Etc…
L:Come! For Mary
prepares her arms
Where her Child will be seen
in a short while!
Come! For Joseph,
with sacred yearning
Prepares himself to be
a tabernacle of Your love!
R:Come to our souls!
Come, without delay! Etc…
L:Help of the weak,
Refuge of the suffering,
Comforter of the sad,
Light of the exiled!
Life of my life,
My beloved dream,
My constant friend,
My Divine brother!
R:Come to our souls!
Come, without delay! Etc…
L:Behold my eyes,
in love with You!
I kiss your feet;
I kiss your hands,
Prostrate on earth,
I extend my arms to You,
My weeping says even more
than my words!
R:Come to our souls!
Come, without delay! Etc…
L:Come, O Savior,
for whom we sigh!
R:Come to our souls,
Come, without delay!
The Memorare to the Child Jesus
Remember, O Sweet Holy Child Jesus, that You have said to Venerable Sister
Margaret of the Blessed Sacrament, and to all of your devotees, these words so
full of consolation for our poor, burdened and suffering humanity: “Draw from this
Divine Heart. Ask all that you desire through the merits of My Holy Childhood.
Nothing will be refused to you.”
(Here mention your request…)
Full of confidence in Thee, O Jesus, Who are Truth itself, we come to make
known all our misery to you. Help us to lead a Holy life in order to attain a
Blessed Eternity. Grant us through the infinite Merits of Your Incarnation and of
Your Childhood, the graces of which we are most in need.
No, we shall not be deceived in our hope. We abandon ourselves to Thee, O
Omnipotent Child, in virtue of Your Divine Promise, You will favorably receive
and deign to grant our prayer.
- Amen.
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