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 to Thy  little  ones;  through  the  same  Jesus  Christ Our Lord. Amen.

O holy faith,  unfold  to  us  Who  Jesus  Christ  is,  Who  this  Man  is Who  appears  as  insignificant  as  the  rest  of  men. St. John assures  us that  He  is  the  Eternal  Word,  the  only-begotten  Son  of  God:  "The Word  was  made  flesh"  (John  i.  14).

my amiable  and  sweet  Infant! although I  behold Thee  so  poor  and  lying  on  straw,  yet  I confess  and  adore  Thee  as  my  Lord  and Creator. I know  what  reduced  Thee  to  so  miserable a state;  it  was  the  love  that  Thou  didst  bear  me. But when I  remember,  O  my  Jesus! how I  have  treated Thee in  times  past,  my  offences  against  Thee,  I wonder  in  myself  how  Thou  hast  borne  with  me. Accursed sins,  oh,  what  have  you  done! You have made me  cause  bitterness  to  the  Heart  of  my  beloved Saviour. O my  dearest  Redeemer,  for  the  sake  of the  sufferings  Thou  didst  endure  and  the  tears  Thou didst shed  in  the  stable  of  Bethlehem,  give  me  tears, give me  a  great  sorrow,  that  may  make  me  all  my life  long  lament  the  displeasure  I  have  caused  Thee. Grant me  love  for  Thee,  but  such  love  as  may  compensate for  the  offences  I  have  committed  against Thee. I love  Thee,  my  Infant  Saviour,  my  Infant God; I  love  Thee,  my  Life,  my  Love,  my  All;  I promise  Thee  from  this  day  forth  to  love  none  but Thee. Do Thou  help  me  by  Thy  grace,  without which Lean  do  nothing. Mary, my  hope,  thou  dost obtain whatever  thou  wiliest  from  thy  Son;  obtain for me  His  holy  love. My Mother,  hear  me!