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 may become  perfectly  renewed  in  heart  and  inflamed  with Thy holy  love.

Pater; Ave;  Gloria. Sweet Jesus,  be  my  love.

2. O  merciful  Redeemer,  Who  didst  vouchsafe  to  remain in the  chaste  cloister  of  Mary's  womb,  hidden  and  unknown, though Thou  wast  the  Eternal  Word,  and  the  wisdom  of the  Father;  grant  that  we  may  learn  from  Thee  to  love  solitude and  silence,  and  escape  the  evils  that  are  found  in  the tumult and  distractions  of  the  world;  grant us  greater  purity of mind  and  of  heart;  grant  that  we  may  glorify  Thee,  and edify others  by  our  purity  and  modesty.

Pater; Ave;  Gloria,  etc.

3. O  Infant  God,  Who,  from  the  moment  of  Thy  conception in  holy  Mary's  womb,  didst  offer  Thyself  to  Thine eternal Father  for  the  salvation  of  our  souls,  vouchsafe  to give  us  a  lively  sense  of  the  one  thing  necessary,  so  that  we may  labor  zealously  for  others,  and  work  out  our  own  salvation in  fear  and  trembling,  yet  with  confidence  in  Thy  love.

Pater; Ave;  Gloria,  etc.

4. O  sweetest  Jesus,  Who  didst  go  up  to  Bethlehem  in the  womb  of  Mary,  to  obey  the  commands  of  Caesar,  who had ordered  all  his  subjects  to  be  enrolled;  grant  us  grace  to obey  with  alacrity  the  most  arduous  commands  from  those who hold  Thy  place  over  us.

Pater; Ave;  Gloria,  etc.

5. O  most  adorable  Jesus,  Who,  upon  Thy  arrival  at Bethlehem,  wast  rejected  by  all  men;  grant  us  to  follow Thy example  in  sufferings  and  contempt,  that  we  may  welcome Thee  joyfully  into  our  hearts,  when  Thou  seekest  an entrance  there,  either  by  holy  inspirations  or  by  Thy  divine Sacraments.

Pater; Ave;  Gloria,  etc.

6. O  Divine  Infant,  Who,  when  excluded  from  Bethlehem, didst inspire  Thy  holy  Mother  to  retire  to  a  poor  and  wretched stable, in  which  obscure  and  humble  place  it  was  Thy  will to be  born,  in  order  to  confound  our  pride,  and  to  teach  us humility. O grant  that  henceforward,  conforming  ourselves to Thy  will;  we  may  renounce  all  pomp  and  pride,  and  become truly meek  and  humble  of  heart.

Pater; Ave;  Gloria,  etc.

7. O  Divine  Word,  Who  for  the  love  of  us,  Thy  poor