Prayer of the Pope Benedict XVI to the Infant Jesus of Prague

O my Lord Jesus,we gaze on You as a child and believe that You are the Son of God,
who became Man through the working of the Holy Spirit
in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
Just as in Bethlehem, we too, adore You, with Mary, Joseph,
the angels and the shepherds,
and acknowledge You as our only Savior.
You became poor to enrich us with Your poverty.
Grant that we may never forget the poor and all those who suffer.

Protect our families,bless all the children of the world
and grant that the love You have brought us
may always reign amongst us and lead us to a happier life.
Grant, O Jesus, that all may recognise the truth of Your birth,
so that all may know that You have come to bring
to the whole human family light, joy and peace.
You are God, who live and reign with God the Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, forever and ever.
Amen.

*** Prayer of the Pope Benedict XVI to the Infant Jesus of Prague, which he said during his visit to the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague on 26 September, 2009.