The Infant of Prague Shrine

The Infant of Prague Shrine in Prague is the home of the original Infant of Prague statue. The shrine was the first church built in the Baroque style. It was constructed for the German Lutherans in 1613. The church was donated to the Carmelites in 1620 and named the Church of Our Lady Victorious. The wax statue of the Infant of Prague was given to Carmelites in 1628 by the Princess Polyxena of Lobkovic and placed in the Church of Our Lady Victorious.

The Infant Jesus of Prague is known for performing miracles and cures. It is believed that the Infant of Prague protected the city of Prague from the plague that was devastating the country during the Thirty Years War.

Today the Infant of Prague Shrine exhibits the statue and over eighty different robes that have been donated to the statue over the centuries.

Infant of Prague Jewelry

Infant of Prague jewelry is one of the most popular religious gifts given for religious ceremonies and sacraments. The Infant of Prague medals are often given for First Communions and Baptisms. An Infant of Prague pendant is often given as a gift along with a prayer card for Infant of Prague devotion:

The Infant of Prague Prayer

O Merciful Jesus,

I know of thy miraculous deeds for the sick…

View of the innumerable graces and cures granted…

Through the veneration of Thy Holy Infancy,

Particularly in the Statue of Prague.

I exclaim with the greatest assurance:

O most loving Infant Jesus, Thou canst cure me if Thou wilt.

Extend Thy holy hand and by Thy power, take away all pain

And infirmities.

Novena Prayer to the
Miraculous Infant of Prague

"Dearest Jesus, Little Infant of Prague, how tenderly You love us! Your greatest joy is to dwell among us and to bestow Your blessing upon us. Though I am not worthy that You should help me, I feel drawn to You by love because You are kind and merciful.

So many who turned to You with confidence have received graces and had their petitions granted. Behold me as I come before You to lay open my heart to You with its prayers and hopes. I present to You especially this request, which I enclose in Your loving Heart: (Mention your request).

Rule over me, dear Infant Jesus, and do with me and mine according to Your Holy Will, for I know that in Your Divine Wisdom and Love You will arrange everything for the best. Do not withdraw Your hand from me, but protect and bless me forever.

I pray You, all-powerful and gracious Infant Jesus, for the sake of Your Sacred Infancy, in the Name of Your Blessed Mother Mary who cared for You with such tenderness, and by the greatest reverence with which St. Joseph carried You in his arms, help me in my needs. Make me truly happy with You, dearest Infant, in time and in eternity, and I shall thank You forever with all my heart. Amen."

Prayer to the Infant Jesus of Prague

"O Divine Child of Prague, and still the great omnipotent God. I implore through Thy Most Holy Mother's most powerful intercession and through the boundless mercy of Thy omnipotence as God, for a favorable answer to the intention I so earnestly ask for in this Prayer.

O Divine Child of Prague, hear my prayer and grant my petition.

Say one Our Father and one Hail Mary."

Christians pray to the Infant of Prague for cures from illness and to keep their families healthy. In Ireland, it is a custom for brides to place an Infant of Prague statue outside their home the night before their wedding, asking the Infant Jesus for good weather for the wedding.