1st Day's Flower.....The Incarnation
O Jesus, sweetest Infant, Who for our salvation didst descend from the bosom of the Father into the womb of the Virgin Mary, where, conceived of the Holy Ghost, Thou, the Incarnate Word, didst take the form of a servant, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Hail Mary.
2nd Day's Flower.....The Visitation
O Jesus, sweetest Infant, Who by means of Thy Virgin Mother didst visit St. Elizabeth, and filling St. John the Baptist, Thy precursor, with the Holy Ghost, didst sanctify him in the womb of his mother, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Hail Mary.
3rd Day's Flower.....The Expectation
O Jesus, sweetest Infant, Who for nine months confined in Thy Mother's womb, didst wait for the time of Thy Birth, and didst inflame the hearts of the Virgin Mary and of St. Joseph with the most ardent desire for that happy moment, and Who was offered by God the Father for the salvation of the world, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Hail Mary.
4th Day's Flower.....The Nativity
O Jesus, sweetest Infant, born in Bethlehem, of the Virgin Mary, wrapped up in swaddling clothes, laid in a manger, announced and glorified by Angels, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Hail Mary.
5th Day's Flower.....The Shepherds
O Jesus, sweetest Infant, born of the humble Mary, Thy Mother and our Mother...inviting lowly shepherds as Thy first visitors and bestowing on them Thy first graces, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Hail Mary.
6th Day's Flower.....The Magi
O Jesus, sweetest Infant, manifested to the three Wise men, by the appearance of a star, adored in the arms of Thy Mother, and presented with mystic offerings-gold, frankincense and myrrh, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Hail Mary.
7th Day's Flower.....The Presentation
O Jesus, sweetest Infant, presented in the Temple by the Virgin Mother, taken into the arms of Holy Simeon, and made known to Israel by the Prophetess, Anna, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Hail Mary.
8th Day's Flower.....The Circumcision
O Jesus, sweetest Infant, circumcised when eight days old, and called by the glorious Name of Jesus, by which Name, together with Thy Blood shed in this mystery, Thou art recognized as Saviour of the World, have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Hail Mary.
M e r r y C h r i s t m a s !
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