Novena Infant Jesus of Prague

 Novena of the Infant Jesus of Prague



PRAYER OF THE NOVENA

O Jesus, Who has said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened," through the intercession of Mary, Your Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted.

(Make your request)


O Jesus, Who has said, "All that you ask of the Father in My Name, He will grant you," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask your Father in your name that my prayer will be granted.

(Make your request)


O Jesus, Who has said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away but My word shall not pass away," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted.

(Make your request)


PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

I prostrate myself before Thy Holy Image, O most gracious Infant Jesus, to offer Thee my most fervent thanks for the blessings Thou hast bestowed upon me.

I shall incessantly praise Thine ineffable mercy and confess that Thou alone art my God, my Helper and my Protector.

Henceforth, my entire confidence shall be placed in Thee!

Everywhere, I shall proclaim aloud Thy mercy and generosity, so that Thy great Love and the great deeds which Thou dost perform through this Miraculous Image may be acknowledged by all.

May devotion to Thy Holy Infancy increase more and more in the hearts of all Christians, and may all who experience Thine Divine assistance persevere with me in showing unceasing gratitude to Thy Most Holy Infancy, to which be praise and glory forever. Amen

Thank you, Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague and the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus for granting my request. I will always be dedicated to Thee Dear Jesus and have faith that Thou will always be by my side. Thy faithful servant (state your name). Amen


BACKGROUND INFORMATION

How to prayer this novena

This Novena for an Urgent Need, is to be said at the same time every hour for NINE consecutive hours in just one day. 

You may also be used it a Nine-Day Novena, in which case you would need to choose a time of day to recite your novena prayer. You should pray your novena during the same time each day. For example, if you pray at 9 am the first day, you should pray at 9 am the remaining days.

Scriptural references

Matthew 7:7 - "Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you."

Mark 11:22-25 - Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. I assure you that whoever tells this hill to get up and throw itself in the sea and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, and you will be given whatever you ask for. And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in Heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done."

Significance of the Infant Jesus

By depicting Jesus as a child, the tradition of the Infant of Prague also emphasises His humanity, and how we are children of God because of the salvation that He brings us. As Pope Benedict XVI said: The figure of the Child Jesus, the tender infant, brings home to us God's closeness and his love.


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