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 R. Have  mercy  on  us,  Infant  Jesus.

II. O dearest  Infant  Jesus,  with  Thy  Virgin Mother visiting  Elizabeth,  filling  John  the  Baptist, Thy forerunner,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  sanctifying him  while  yet  in  his  mother's  womb;  have  mercy on  us.

R. Have  mercy  on  us,  Infant  Jesus.

III. O dearest  Infant  Jesus,  nine  months  imprisoned in  the  womb,  anxiously  expected  by  the  Virgin Mary and  St.  Joseph,  and  by  God  the  Father  offered for the  world's  salvation;  have  mercy  on  us.

R. Have  mercy  on  us,  Infant  Jesus.

IV. O dearest  Infant  Jesus,  born  in  Bethlehem  of the  Virgin  Mary,  wrapped  in  swaddling-clothes,  and laid in  the  manger,  heralded  by  angels,  and  visited by shepherds;  have  mercy  on  us.

R. Have  mercy  on  us,  Infant  Jesus.

V. O  dearest  Infant  Jesus,  after  eight  days  wounded in  Thy  circumcision,  called  by  the  glorious  name of Jesus,  and  thus  foreshadowing  both  by  name  and blood a  Saviour's  office;  have  mercy  on  us.

R. Have  mercy  on  us,  Infant  Jesus.

VI. O dearest  Infant  Jesus,  revealed  to  the  three wise men  by  a  star,  adored  by  them  on  Thy  Mother's bosom,  and  presented  with  mystical  gifts  of  gold, frankincense, and  myrrh;  have  mercy  on  us.

R. Have  mercy  on  us,  Infant  Jesus.

VII. O dearest  Infant  Jesus,  presented  in  the  temple by  the  Virgin  Mother,  caressed  in  the  arms  of Simeon,  and  by  Anna  the  prophetess  made  known to Israel;  have  mercy  on  us.