Hail, and blessed be the hour and momentat which the Son of God was bornof a most pure Virgin at a stable at midnightin Bethlehem in the piercing cold.
At this hour vouchsafe,I beseech You to hear my prayersand grant my requests:
That we may all draw near to You
strengthened to receive your mercy,
that our lives may be filled with hope, peace and joy.
that our lives may be filled with hope, peace and joy.
That we may all believe in Your love for us
and may trust in You - no matter how hard it gets.
That those who cry or feel alone
may know that You are with them.
may know that You are with them.
Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother,
Amen.
Dear Infant Jesus, crying so bitterly, do not cry any longer. Yes I have persecuted you through my sins and yes I still do but now I long to love you. I want to love you dear Infant. Give me strength so that I may resist temptations and keep you forever in my heart.
Mary my hope pray to Jesus for me - that i may live serving and loving Him in all the remaining days and years of my life.
Prayer/Reflection:
Dear Infant Jesus, crying so bitterly! You have reason to weep in seeing Yourself persecuted by men and women whom You love so much.
I, too, O God, have once persecuted You by my sins and still I though though I try my best to not to but You know that I love You more than myself, and that nothing pains me more than the thought that I have so often spurned You, my Sovereign Good.
Forgive me, O Jesus, and let me keep You with me in my heart in all the rest of the journey that I have still to make through life, so that together with You I may enter into eternity.
So often have I driven You from my soul by my sins but now I love You above all things, and I regret above other misfortunes that I have offended You.
I wish to leave You no more, my beloved Lord. Give me the strength to resist temptations. Never permit me to be separated from You again. Should I lose you, bring me back to you Oh Dear Infant for I do not want to live without You.
I, too, O God, have once persecuted You by my sins and still I though though I try my best to not to but You know that I love You more than myself, and that nothing pains me more than the thought that I have so often spurned You, my Sovereign Good.
Forgive me, O Jesus, and let me keep You with me in my heart in all the rest of the journey that I have still to make through life, so that together with You I may enter into eternity.
So often have I driven You from my soul by my sins but now I love You above all things, and I regret above other misfortunes that I have offended You.
I wish to leave You no more, my beloved Lord. Give me the strength to resist temptations. Never permit me to be separated from You again. Should I lose you, bring me back to you Oh Dear Infant for I do not want to live without You.
O Mary my hope, make me always live in God's love and then die in loving Him. Amen.
Dear Infant Jesus, do not cry any longer. I long to love you. I want to love you dear Infant. Give me strength so that I may resist temptations and keep You forever in my heart.
Mary, my hope pray to Jesus for me - that I may live serving and loving Him in all the remaining days and years of my life.
This below is a traditional Maltese Christmas Carol which says: "Sleep and do not cry baby Jesus..."
