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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! THE INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE The Feast of the Infant Jesus of Prague, which celebrates the mystery of the Incarnation, is observed on  January 14. The statue of the  Infant Jesus was brought to Prague by the Spanish Duchess Marie Manriquez, who married Vrastislav of Pernstein in 1556. Later she gave the statue to her daughter Polyxena of Lobkovic as a wedding gift. She greatly venerated the statue and received consolation and help from it many times. For more than three centuries, this promise has inspired a worldwide devotion to the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague. The original statue is still preserved in the church of St Mary of Victory in Prague, Czech Republic. Saint Therese  has  shown best to the world the virtues of that spiritual childhood which Our Lord has commanded all His followers to cultivate. In her simplicity she was a child at heart; her utter confidence and ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! THE INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE   This wooden statue of the  Infant Jesus is said to have belonged to St Teresa of Avila. In 1628, it was donated to the Carmelite friars by Princess Polyxena of Lobkowicz. It is now venerated in the Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Victories in Prague, Czech Republic. PRAYER TO THE INFANT OF PRAGUE O merciful Infant Jesus, I know of Your miraculous deeds for the sick. In view of the innumerable graces and the cures granted through the veneration of Your Holy Infancy, particularly in the statue of Prague, I exclaim with the greatest assurance: O most loving Infant Jesus, You can cure me if You will! Extend Your Holy Hand and by Your Power take away all pain and infirmity! Amen.