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| miraculous image of Maria Bambina |
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| miraculous image of Maria Bambina |
feast day: September 8
about:
- was first celebrated in the East by the Church of Jerusalem. A Byzantine church was erected there during the fifth century, on the spot where a tradition says the house of Saints Anne and Joachim once stood. The original church had been destroyed during the Crusades and was rebuilt later on. It has now become a center of pilgrimage.
- The modern canon of scripture does not record Mary's birth. The earliest known account of Mary's birth is found in the Protoevangelium of James (5:2), an apocryphal text from the late second century, with her parents known as Saint Anne and Saint Joachim
- The "Protoevangelium of James", which was probably put into its final written form in the early second century, describes Mary's father Joachim as a wealthy member of one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. He and his wife Anne were deeply grieved by their childlessness.
- Pious tradition places Mary's birthplace in Jerusalem.
- is honored in Milan, Italy and Mexico City, Mexico
- relatively few Catholics in the U.S. and the Philippines know of this devotion
other names for this feast:
- The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Holy Childhood of the Blessed Virgin
- La Natività della Beata Vergine Maria
- Natività di Maria Santissima
- Nascita di Maria
- Natividad de la Virgen Maria
other names for the Infant Mary:
- Holy Child Mary
- Maria Bambina
- Maria Niña
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PRAYER TO MARIA BAMBINA (Baby Mary)
source: http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=1175
Hail, Infant Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou forever, and blessed are thy holy parents Joachim and Anne, of whom thou wast miraculously born. Mother of God, intercede for us.
We fly to thy patronage, holy and amiable Child Mary, despise not our prayers in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, glorious and blessed Virgin.
V. Pray for us, holy Child Mary.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray: O almighty and merciful God, Who through the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the Immaculate Infant Mary that she might be the worthy Mother of Thy Son, and didst preserve her from all stain, grant that we who venerate with all our hearts her most holy childhood, may be freed, through her merits and intercession, from all uncleanness of mind and body, and be able to imitate her perfect humility, obedience and charity. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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NOVENA TO MARIA BAMBINA
source: http://www.themostholyrosary.com/appendix3.htm
Holy Child Mary of the royal house of David, Queen of the angels,
Mother of grace and love, I greet you with all my heart.
Obtain for me the grace to love the Lord faithfully during
all the days of my life. Obtain for me, too, a great devotion
to you, who are the first creature of God's love.
Hail Mary, full of grace................
O heavenly Child Mary, who like a pure dove was born
immaculate and beautiful, true prodigy of the wisdom of
God, my soul rejoices in you. Oh! Do help me to preserve
the angelic virtue of purity at the cost of any sacrifice.
Hail Mary, full of grace................
Hail, lovely and holy Child, spiritual garden of delight, where,
on the day of the Incarnation, the tree of life was planted,
assist me to avoid the poisonous fruit of vanity and pleasures of the world.
Help me to engraft into my soul the thoughts, feelings,
and virtues of your divine Son.
Hail Mary, full of grace................
Hail, admirable Child Mary, Mystical Rose, closed garden,
open only to the heavenly Spouse. O Lily of paradise,
make me love the humble and hidden life;
let the heavenly Spouse find the gate of my heart always open
to the loving calls of His graces and inspiration.
Hail Mary, full of grace................
Holy Child Mary, mystical dawn, gate of heaven,
you are my trust and hope.
O powerful advocate, from your cradle stretch out your hand,
support me on the path of life.
Make me serve God with ardor and
constancy until death and so reach an eternity with you.
Hail Mary, full of grace................
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PRAYER
source: http://www.themostholyrosary.com/appendix3.htm
Blessed Child Mary, destined to be the Mother of God and our loving Mother, by the heavenly graces you lavish upon us, mercifully listen to my supplications. In the needs which press upon me from every side and especially in my present tribulation, I place all my trust in you.
O holy Child, by the privileges granted to you alone and by the merits which you have acquired, show that the source of spiritual favors and the continuous benefits which you dispense are inexhaustible, because your power with the Heart of God is unlimited.
Deign through the immense profusion of graces with which the Most High has enriched you from the first moment of your Immaculate Conception, grant me, O Celestial Child, my petition, and I shall eternally praise the goodness of your Immaculate Heart.
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LITANY IN HONOR OF THE HOLY INFANCY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN by Saint John Eudes
source: http://www.themostholyrosary.com/appendix3.htm
| Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, Infant Jesus, hear us, Infant Jesus, graciously hear us, God the Father of heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the World, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Infant Mary, Infant Daughter of the Father, Infant, Mother of the Son, Infant, Spouse of the Holy Ghost, Infant, fruit of the prayers of thy parents, Infant, Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity, Infant, riches of thy father, Infant, delight of thy mother, Infant, honor of thy father, Infant, honor of thy mother, Infant, miracle of nature, Infant, prodigy of grace, Immaculate in thy Conception, Most holy in thy Nativity, Most devout in thy Presentation, Masterpiece of God's grace, Aurora of the Sun of Justice, Beginning of our joy, End of our evils, Infant, joy of earth, Pattern of our charity, Model of our humility, Infant, most powerful, Infant, most mild, Infant, most pure, Infant, most obedient, Infant, most poor, Infant, most meek, Infant, most amiable, Infant, most admirable, Infant, incomparable, Infant, health of the sick, Comfortess of the afflicted, Refuge of Sinners, Hope of Christians, Lady of the Angels, Daughter of the Patriarchs, Desire of the Prophets, Mistress of the Apostles, Strength of Martyrs, Glory of the Priesthood, Joy of Confessors, Purity of Virgins, Queen of all Saints, Infant, our Mother, Infant, Queen of our hearts, Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Infant Jesus, Infant Jesus, |
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O almighty and merciful God, Who through the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the Immaculate Infant Mary that she might be the worthy Mother of Thy Son, and didst preserve her from all stain, grant that we who venerate with all our hearts her most holy childhood, may be freed, through her merits and intercession, from all uncleanness of mind and body, and be able to imitate her perfect humility, obedience and charity. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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links:
- "A Brief History of Maria Bambina (Holy Child Mary)" (source: Roman Catholic Sacramentals Foundation):
http://www.sacramentals.org/MariaBambina.htm
- official page of Soure di Maria Bambina / Sisters of Charity known as "Holy Child Mary" (home of the miraculous image of Maria Bambina):
http://www.suoredimariabambina.org/default_en.htm
- "Nativity of Mary" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Mary
- "Birth of Mary" (source: EWTN):
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/MARYBRTH.HTM
- "The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" (source: About.com- Catholicism):
http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/Birth_of_Mary.htm
- "The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" and "A Brief History of the Miraculous Image of Maria Bambina" by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar (source: Salve Maria Regina):
http://www.salvemariaregina.info/SalveMariaRegina/SMR-115.html
- "Novena and Litany to Maria Bambina (Infant Mary)" (source: The Most Holy Rosary):
http://www.themostholyrosary.com/appendix3.htm
- "Devotion to the Holy Infant Mary" (source: The Mystical Rose Catholic Page):
http://home.earthlink.net/~mysticalrose/infant.html
- "Of the Birth of Mary by St. Alphonsus de Liguori" (source: Catholic Information Network):
http://www.cin.org/ligbirmr.html
links about the childhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary (apocryphal works):
(source: http://home.earthlink.net/~mysticalrose/infant.html)
- "The Protoevangelium of James" (source: Church Fathers):
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0847.htm
- "The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary" (source: Church Fathers):
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0849.htm
- "The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew " (source: Church Fathers):
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0848.htm