Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Infant Mary, pray for us.
Infant Mary, Daughter of God the Father, pray for us.
Infant Mary, Mother of God the Son, pray for us.
Infant Mary, Spouse of God the Holy Spirit, pray for us.
Infant Mary, possessed by the Divine Spirit from the beginning of your ways, pray for us.
Infant Mary, beautiful as the morn, pray for us.
Infant Mary, brilliant as the Sun, pray for us.
Infant Mary, terrible as an army in battle array, pray for us.
Infant Mary, our Mistress, pray for us.
Infant Mary, our Mother, pray for us.
Infant Mary, powerful in weakness, pray for us.
Infant Mary, great in littleness, pray for us.
Infant Mary, treasure of grace, pray for us.
Infant Mary, tabernacle of Divine Love, pray for us.
Infant Mary, masterpiece of God’s omnipotence, pray for us.
Infant Mary, delight of your holy parents, pray for us.
Infant Mary, Queen of Angels, pray for us.
Infant Mary, shoot of the Patriarchs, pray for us.
Infant Mary, foretold by the Prophets, pray for us.
Infant Mary, procuring salvation to infants, pray for us.
Infant Mary, resource of all mankind, pray for us.
Be propitious to, and intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
By your Immaculate Conception, intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
By your Sacred Nativity, intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
By your glorious Presentation, intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
By your infancy, intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
By your childhood, intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
By all your virtues, intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O Holy Infant Mary,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Grant, O Lord, that we who honor the infancy of the Mother of Your Divine Son, may, through her intercession, arrive at that bliss promised to those only who become as little children for love of You. Through the same Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
A traditional litany in honor of the Infant Mary.
Devotion to the Child Mary (“Maria Bambina”) dates back centuries. Our Lady’s parents were Saints Joachim and Anne, and Mary was conceived without original sin in the womb of her holy mother St. Anne. As the Catechism puts it, “Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, ‘full of grace’ through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 491). The Church celebrates her birth each year on September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The best-known image of the Infant Mary is a small wax statue made by a Franciscan nun in 1730. After passing through several religious communities, it came to the Sisters of Charity of Lovere, Italy, who brought it to their motherhouse in Milan in 1867. In September 1884, the sisters reported that two seriously ill members of their community were healed after praying before the statue. Devotion to “Maria Bambina” spread from there, and the sisters became known as the “Baby Mary Sisters.” The statue is still kept in the sanctuary of their motherhouse in Milan (National Catholic Register).
It is wonderful to think about Our Lady’s childhood! The Child Mary is a beautiful example for children to imitate: she was loving and obedient to her mother and her father. As you pray this litany, you can ask Mary’s intercession for all the children of the world.
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