Divine Child Jesus :
The Divine Child, also known as the Divine Child of Bogotá or Divine Child Jesus, is a 20th-century religious wooden statue of the child Jesus, originally from Bogotá, Colombia.
Ninth Day
By the sign of the Holy Cross, from our enemies, deliver us, Lord, our God. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Act of Contrition
My Lord Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, Creator, Father and Redeemer of mine, for being who You are, infinite Goodness, and because I love You above all things, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I am also sorry because You can punish me with the pains of hell. Aided by Your divine grace, I firmly resolve never to sin again, to confess my sins, and to fulfill the penance imposed upon me. Amen.
Prayer for Every Day
O God, who out of love for us sent Your Divine Son as our Savior and Redeemer, we ask that through the merits of His infancy, our faith may increase and we may abound in good works. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ninth Day - The Word of God
"The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said: Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him. Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled: Out of Egypt I called my son." (Mt. 2:13-15)
Reflection
God from all eternity, moved by His love for mankind, has devised a plan to save us. Through the abuse of his freedom, man hinders this plan of salvation. Our duty is to collaborate with Him. God always fulfills what He promises. We frequently do not.
Purpose
I will voluntarily collaborate with God in my own salvation and in the salvation of others.
Community Prayer
With the confidence of children, let us direct our petitions to God our Father:
That Jesus may help us make good use of our freedom. Hear us, Lord.
That, if it is His will, our good Jesus may grant us the grace we ask for in this novena. Hear us, Lord.
(Other petitions may be added).
Joys
O Divine Child, my God and Lord, You shall be the master of my heart.
Stanzas
Here in Your Sanctuary with faith and prayer, we all ask for our conversion.
Young and old in great procession, we come joyfully to make our offering.
All the youth with great conviction, radiant with longing go to the Savior.
May our families like Nazareth, come to know its great virtues.
That we love all, the Lord commands us, with all the strength that we love God.
That at the end of my life with Your protection, I may have the joy of my salvation.
Final Prayer
O my Jesus, You who do not want the perdition of the sinner but rather that he convert and live, help us with Your divine grace so that we may understand that the observance of Your divine commandments leads us to temporal and eternal happiness. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.
Amen.