V. The Circumcision.
O MOST sweet infant Jesus, circumcised when eight days old, and called by the glorious name of Jesus, and proclaimed both by thy name and by thy blood, to be the Saviour of the world. Have mercy upon us.
V. Have mercy upon us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy upon us.
Hail Mary, etc.
VI. The Adoration of the Kings.
O MOST sweet infant Jesus, who wert manifested to the three kings, who worshipped thee as thou didst lie on Mary’s breast, and offered to thee the mystic presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Have mercy upon us.
V. Have mercy upon us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy upon us.
Hail Mary, etc.
VII. The Presentation.
O MOST sweet infant Jesus, presented in the temple by the Virgin Mary, embraced by the holy Simeon, and revealed to the Jews by Anna the prophetess. Have mercy upon us.
V. Have mercy upon us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy upon us.
Hail Mary. etc.
VIII. The Flight into Egypt.
O MOST sweet infant Jesus, whom Herod sought to slay, carried by St. Joseph with thy Mother into Egypt, saved from death by flight, and glorified by the blood of the holy innocents. Have mercy upon us.
V. Have mercy upon us. O Lord.
