Prayers to the Grace-Filled Loreto Child of Salzburg (FB - No. 10a)

Little Child of God, bless us!

Brief history of the Loreto Child

Since 1650 the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Salzburg have housed a precious treasure. It is the widely beloved Grace-Filled Loreto Child, to which countless people pilgrimage to entrust their cares and needs.
And those devotees of the Divine Infant who cannot come in person travel on the express train of their longing heart to the little Christ the King, who receives the weary and burdened with open arms.

The history of the ivory statuette made by an unknown artist can be traced back to the year 1620. At that time Countess Oettingen gave the only 11 cm tall statue to Mother Euphrasia Silberrath, who was in the process of founding a new monastery in Ensisheim in Alsace. At the same place Fr. Johannes Chrysostomus Schenk stood at that time at the head of the Capuchins as Guardian and Master of Novices. When this saintly religious, who had had a very lively relationship with the Divine Child since youth, saw the beautiful figurine at Mother Euphrasia, he begged so long until it was finally lent to him until his death.

Through his tender and heartfelt devotion to the Infant Jesus he was soon generally called the “Christkindl Father”. The Divine Infant rewarded his love with many and extraordinary graces. He died in the odor of sanctity on November 25, 1643 at Delemont.

In the meantime Mother Euphrasia had come to the Sisters in Salzburg, where her Infant Jesus also wanted to make His home. Here He set up His throne of grace, and to this hour the fame of His love and wonder-working power spreads through countless favors and striking answers to prayer.

Prayer for Blessing with the Child of Grace

May God bless you,
the ✝ Father, who created you,
the ✝ Son, who redeemed you,
the ✝ Holy Spirit, who has sanctified you.

May the blessing of the Most Holy Trinity be with you on all your ways and preserve your body and your soul from all harm. Amen.

With your Divine Child, bless us, O most pure Virgin Mother Mary!

Daily at ~2:30 p.m.
the Infant Jesus blessing is especially imparted in all four directions of the compass for all devotees of the Infant Jesus, benefactors, the sick, the suffering and all connected with us who cannot come personally to the monastery gate.

And around the clock the promise holds:

If you only think with longing of the Divine Child,
already He lifts His little hand and blesses you gently!

O Most Beautiful Little Jesus

O most beautiful little Jesus,
I want to be united with You.
I consecrate myself wholly to You,
O take me from myself,
that I may live in You
and You alone in me,
O dear little Jesus!

(Fr. Chrysostomus Schenk)

Short Novena Prayer to the Grace-Filled Child Jesus

O Jesus,
to Your Heart I entrust …
(this soul, this intention, this suffering …)
Look upon it and then do what Your Heart inspires You to do …
Let Your Heart prevail!

O Jesus,
I count on You,
I entrust myself to You,
I abandon myself to You,
I am sure of You!
Amen.

(Prayed in common by the Loreto Sisters, especially for benefactors and devotees of the Child Jesus, daily. Except from the 17th to the 25th of each month.)

Heartfelt Petition to the Dear Child Jesus

O almighty little Jesus,
in whom the whole fullness of the Godhead dwells, who are all love and goodness, rich toward all who call upon You.
You, source of life and holiness, of perfect consolation.
You, our peace, our reconciliation, You, salvation of all who hope in You:

To Your Heart I entrust …
(this soul, this intention, this suffering …)
Look upon it and then do what Your love inspires You to do!

O most loving little Jesus,
who through countless acts of grace have already revealed Your good pleasure in the veneration of Your most holy childhood in this image, have mercy on us.
Glorify Your most holy, sweet Name in us as well!
Be Jesus to us! Be our Savior!
Amen.

(Prayed in common by the Loreto Sisters, especially for benefactors and devotees of the Child Jesus, daily from the 17th to the 25th of each month.)

Child Jesus, See Us Poor Ones

Little Child Jesus, see, we poor ones
implore You, Child of God.
Be pleased to have mercy on us, for we are in need of help.

You are indeed the sun of grace,
You are overrich in goodness.
Whoever comes to You goes away at once in joy and refreshed.

The sick You quickly let recover,
the discouraged You console.
Whoever has been in sin has found peace of soul with You.

Little Child Jesus,
full of trust we too now approach Your throne.
Let us one day behold You Yourself, Savior of men, Son of God!

To the Divine Child Jesus

Dear little Jesus,
You are full of the Holy Spirit! Pour out the Holy Spirit with His seven gifts and twelve fruits upon us and the whole world, so that the evil enemy must depart from us!
In the name of the ✝ Father, and of the ✝ Son, and of the ✝ Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Prayer to the dear Infant Jesus

O my dear little Jesus,
You wonder-working Child of God, let all be commended to You who are suffering and infirm!
You are overrich in graces, before You even the richest is poor.
Your little hand blesses all alike, full of miraculous power is Your arm.

O heal, if the Father wills it,
whatever is sick: eyes, head and heart.
Command the suffering: “Be still,” and soothe every burning pain!

Even where the evil lies deeper,
where it weighs on the soul heavy as lead, help there, O wise physician of souls, who were tormented Yourself!

Where a soul is anxiously discouraged,
teach it to be patient in suffering; where dark doubt torments, shine brightly upon it with the truth!

Let none go away unconsoled,
dear Child, who bows before You, graciously hear the devout plea that rises imploringly upward!

Take away from us our sinfulness
and give us firm trust in God, so that one day in eternity we may behold You Yourself in Your glory.
Amen.

Morning Greeting to the Child Jesus

Good morning, Child of Heaven,
little Jesus, I greet You!
O, I love You with all my heart, little Child of God, bless me!

Divine little Brother,
I thank You for the night now past;
through You may thanks be brought to the Heavenly Father for us all.

Through You we are children of God,
we are so infinitely rich.
To the Father’s joy, make our hearts like Yours.

Child of Heaven,
enclose us all in Your divine little Heart;
wrap us so in Your love that we may remain Yours forever!

Whatever we think, say, do and suffer today, little Jesus,
let it all be for love of You, in thanks to You, to give You joy!

Bless us and those we love,
all who stand near us.
Help the poor, the sorrowful, draw to Yourself those who go astray!

And when my last little hour comes,
lead me then to heaven.
Rejoicing, I will say to You forever: little Jesus, I love You!

Evening Greeting to the Child Jesus

Sweet, dear little Jesus,
before we go to rest, it shall be our joy, gracious Child, to see You once more.
Love has brought us here, to wish You good night!

We also want to thank You,
for the day that has slipped away; little Jesus, to You we consecrate all the hours of our life.
Good night, dear little Jesus, let us be commended to You.

One more thing, dear Child of Heaven,
O forgive us our sins! Make us devout and well-disposed, let us find grace with You.
Good night, dear little Jesus, let us be commended to You.

Protect us this night,
may it, too, pass gently away in You. Tomorrow, as soon as we awake, we shall greet You again.
Good night, dear little Jesus, You are ours, we are Yours!

Thanksgiving to the Child of Grace for a Prayer Answered

O most loving Child Jesus,
in humility and filled with the deepest gratitude I kneel before Your image. I want to praise and extol Your infinite goodness, for You have had mercy on me and have so graciously heard my plea.
You shall always be my confidence and my hope.
If only all people would recognize how pleasing it is to You to be venerated in Your most holy childhood, and how wonderfully You reward the trust of all!

O Divine Child Jesus,
grant me the grace to become ever more pleasing to You through a childlike spirit, so that one day I may enter into Your kingdom of glory. Amen.

Information

Reproductions of the Loreto Child, blessed Infant Jesus oil, medals, rosaries, holy pictures, candles and fabric strips touched to the Grace-Filled Child are available at the monastery gate.