Catholic novena
Nine-Hour Novena to the Infant Jesus (Lasance Prayer)
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Prayer source
2026 nine-hour arrangement of a complete public-domain prayer (1904)
F. X. Lasance, Prayer-book for Religious (1904), printed p. 1049, Prayer to the Holy Child under Novena to the Infant Jesus. This reader selects the complete Holy Child prayer and applies a nine-hour schedule in 2026; it does not claim that Lasance prescribes this schedule or reproduces the separately headed Holy Family prayer. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Prayerbookforrel00lasa_0.djvu/1057.
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- A nine-hour arrangement, made in 2026, of the complete Prayer to the Holy Child in Lasance's 1904 Prayer-book for Religious. The 1904 source does not prescribe the hourly schedule.
- Often prayed for
- Urgent help through the Infant Jesus, confident petition, and grateful trust in His mercy.
- Length
- 9 hours
- Feast
- Any time of urgency
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About This Novena
The 9-Hour Novena takes the confidence of the Infant of Prague devotion and compresses it into a single urgent day. Its intensity lies in repetition, trust, and refusal to give up hope too quickly.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for urgent needs, immediate help, confidence in prayer, and trust in the Infant Jesus.
Usual timing
Any nine consecutive hours
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O CHILD Jesus, I have recourse to Thee; by Thy holy Mother, I implore Thy assistance in this necessity
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, for I firmly believe that Thy divinity can assist me. I confidently hope to obtain Thy holy grace. I love Thee with my whole heart and my whole soul. I am heartily sorry for my sins, and I entreat of Thee, O good Jesus, to give me strength to overcome my evil passions.
I make the resolution of never again offending Thee, and I resolve to suffer everything rather than displease Thee. Henceforth I wish to serve Thee faithfully. For the love of Thee, O divine Child! I will love my neighbor as myself. O Jesus, omnipotent Child, I again implore Thy assistance on this occasion (mention it).
Grant that I may possess Thee eternally, with Mary and Joseph, and adore Thee with the angels and saints in heaven. Amen.
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About this devotion
Which edition is shown here?
A nine-hour arrangement, made in 2026, of the complete Prayer to the Holy Child in Lasance's 1904 Prayer-book for Religious. The 1904 source does not prescribe the hourly schedule.
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About this novena
Description
The 9-Hour Novena takes the confidence of the Infant of Prague devotion and compresses it into a single urgent day. Its intensity lies in repetition, trust, and refusal to give up hope too quickly.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
urgent needs, immediate help, confidence in prayer, trust in the Infant Jesus
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for urgent needs, immediate help, confidence in prayer, and trust in the Infant Jesus.
Usual timing
Any nine consecutive hours
Original statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague