Virgin Mary, Mother of the Child Jesus,

You who bore in your arms the Saviour of the world,

We turn to you with trust and love.

As we contemplate the Child Jesus in your arms,

We entrust to you our lives, our joys and our sorrows,

Our hopes and our despairs,

For we know that you intercede for us with your beloved Son.

Learn us to be simple and humble like you,

To welcome God's will in our lives with faith and love,

And to keep our hearts open to the action of the Holy Spirit.

Virgin Mary of the Child Jesus,

Help us to grow in faith, hope and charity,

And to follow the example of your humility and obedience to God.

Protect us under your maternal mantle,

Guard us from all evil and temptation,

And guide us on the path of holiness.

We beseech you, O sweet Mother,

To intercede for us with your Son,

And to obtain for us the graces we need

To live as faithful children of God.

Virgin of the Child Jesus, pray for us,

That we may always be united to you and your Son,

And one day attain the eternal joy of Heaven.

Amen.