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 Infant, dreaded by tyrants,

Infant, desired by the Magi,

Infant, exiled from thy people,

Infant, King in exile,

Infant, Destroyer of idols,

Infant, Vindicator of the glory of God,

Infant, strong in weakness,

Infant, powerful in abasement,

Infant, Treasure of grace,

Infant, Fountain of love,

Infant, Author of the blessings of heaven,

Infant, Repairer of the evils of earth,

Infant, Head of the Angels,

Infant, Stem of the Patriarchs,

Infant, Word of the Prophets,

Infant, Expectation of nations,

Infant, Joy of the shepherds,

Infant, Light of the Magi,

Infant, Salvation of chidren,

Infant, Hope of the just,

Infant, Teacher of Doctors,

Infant, First-fruits of the Saints,

Be merciful.

Spare us, O Infant Jesus. Be merciful.

Graciously hear us, O Infant Jesus.

From the bondage of the children of Adam, infant Jesus, deliver us.

From the slavery of the devil,

From the corruption of the world,

From the lust of the flesh,

From the pride of life,

From an immoderate desire of knowledge,

From blindness of mind,

From perversity of will,

From our sins,

Through thy most pure conception,

Through thy most humble Birth,

Through thy Tears,

Through thy most painful Circumcision,

Through thy most glorious Epiphany,

Through thy most devout Presentation,

Through thy most innocent Conversation in the world,

Through thy most holy Life,

Through thy Poverty,

Through thy Sorrows,

Through thy Labours and Travails,

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,

''Spare us, O Infant Jesus. ''

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,

''Graciously hear us, O Infant Jesus. ''

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,

''Have mercy on us, O Infant Jesus. ''

Infant Jesus, hear us.

Infant Jesus, graciously hear us.

O Lord Jesus, who didst vouchsafe so to annihilate the greatness of thy Incarnate Divinity and most Sacred Humanity, as to be born in time, and become a little child; grant that we may acknowledge Infinite Wisdom in the silence of a child, Power in weakness, Majesty in abasement ; so that, adoring thy humiliations on earth, we may contemplate thy glories in heaven. Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, God, for ever and ever. Amen.