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Sweet Child Mary, destined to be the Mother of God and
our sovereign and loving Mother, by the prodigies of grace
thou 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
thee. O holy Child, by the privileges granted to thee alone
and by the merits which thou hast acquired, be merciful
to me this day. Show that the source of spiritual favors
and the continuous benefits which thou dispenseth are
inexhaustible, because thy power with the Heart of God is
unlimited.
Deign to grant me, through the immense profusion of graces with which the Most
High has enriched thee from the first moment of thy Immaculate Conception,
O Celestial Child, my petition and I shall eternally praise the goodness of thy Heart.
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Via Santa Sofia 13,
20122 MILANO, ITALY
History of The Devotion to The Holy Child Mary
One hundred and sixty-three years later, a wax image of Mary as Maria
Bambina was made by Sister Isabella Fomari, Superior of the Poor Clares in
Todi, Italy. It was taken to Milan and placed in the hands of the Capuchin
Sisters. Through the years, it passed down through their Order until, in
1876, it was given to the Milanese Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity,
in whose hands it remains today. As time passed, the image of Maria
Bambina became discolored and was kept out of sight only to be
brought out on the Feast of Mary’s Nativity. In 1884, Sr. Josephine
Woinovich, bedridden and in pain, due to paralysis of her feet and arms,
asked for the image to be brought to her side so she could ask Maria
Bambina to heal her. The image was brought to her and carried to the
other sick Sisters. Sister Josephine was cured as were two other Sisters.
In January of the next year, the image
itself was “healed.” Without human help,
the yellow-gray cast of the skin was
replaced by the natural hues of human
flesh that remain today. On 31st May 1904,
the image was solemnly coronated by
Cardinal Ferrari. You can see Maria Bambina
at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of
Charity, Via Santa Sofia 13, Milan, Italy.